"On the Mall" is a famous march composed by American bandmaster Edwin Franko Goldman (1878–1956).
As indicated by Jack Kopstein, it (as of 2013) remains a featured march and continues to be performed and recorded by bands throughout America and around the world.
Goldman wrote a number of marches whose titles begin with words On the, with the first being "On the Green" in 1920.
[3] In a technique identified with Goldman, the trio (third strain) is predominantly sung by the band members and then repeated, after a breakstrain, with whistling.
[5] To reinforce the physical setting and the title, renditions have been known to substitute the words On the Mall in lieu of some of the lyrics.