<P> `` I Did n't Raise My Boy to Be a Soldier '' is an American anti-war song that was influential within the pacifist movement that existed in the United States before it entered World War I. It is one of the first anti-war songs . Lyricist Alfred Bryan collaborated with composer Al Piantadosi in writing the song , which inspired a sequel , some imitations , but also a number of scornful parodies . It was a hit in 1915 , selling 650,000 copies . Its expression of popular pacifist sentiment `` helped make the pacifist movement a hard , quantifiable political reality to be reckoned with . '' </P>
<P> `` I Did n't Raise My Boy to Be a Soldier '' is an American anti-war song that was influential within the pacifist movement that existed in the United States before it entered World War I. It is one of the first anti-war songs . Lyricist Alfred Bryan collaborated with composer Al Piantadosi in writing the song , which inspired a sequel , some imitations , but also a number of scornful parodies . It was a hit in 1915 , selling 650,000 copies . Its expression of popular pacifist sentiment `` helped make the pacifist movement a hard , quantifiable political reality to be reckoned with . '' </P>
who wrote i did n 't raise my boy to be a soldier
who wrote i did n 't raise my boy to be a soldier
Alfred Bryan Al Piantadosi
Alfred Bryan Al Piantadosi