The popular World War I (and beyond) song, Oh! How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning, was written by Irving Berlin in 1918. Berlin himself served with the U.S. 77th Division from April 1917, at that time having already established his name as a popular composer. During his wartime service Berlin continued to produce highly topical wartime themes: Oh! How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning proved a remarkable success and went on to sell 1.5 million sheet music copies. Eddie Cantor recorded the song in 1918 and Arthur Fields recorded it in 1918.
The popular World War I (and beyond) song, Oh! How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning, was written by Irving Berlin in 1918. Berlin himself served with the U.S. 77th Division from April 1917, at that time having already established his name as a popular composer. During his wartime service Berlin continued to produce highly topical wartime themes: Oh! How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning proved a remarkable success and went on to sell 1.5 million sheet music copies. Eddie Cantor recorded the song in 1918 and Arthur Fields recorded it in 1918.