Both Billy Murray and Al Jolson sang early versions of the song, which was published by T. B. Harms & Francis and Day & Hunter in 1914.

[2] Each verse was meant to be sung faster than the last, which presented issues for soldiers who had consumed large quantities of beer.

[3] Sister Susie's Sewing Shirts For Soldiers Sister Susie's sewing in the kitchen on a "Singer", There's miles and miles of flannel on the floor And up the stairs, And father says it's rotten getting mixed up with the cotton, And sitting on the needles that she leaves upon the chairs.

Another tongue-twisting song from the Great War makes reference to "Sister Susie".

Entitled "I Saw Six Short Soldiers Scrubbing Six Short Shirts" and composed by Herman Darewski,[5] its lyrics are as follows:- You've heard of Sister Susie who's been sewing shirts for soldiers, In company with lots of other wenches.

( Sergeant Alexander Macdonald, killed in action at Beaumont Hamel, November 18th 1916)

Sandy Mac the sniper is a sniping from his loop-hole, With a telescopic rifle he is looking for a Hun.

Chorus The Seaforths got so proud of Sandy’s prowess with his rifle, They drew up a report on him and sent it to the Corps, And ninety-seven was his bag-it doesn’t seem a trifle- But Sandy isn’t certain that it wasn’t rather more, And when Sir John French heard of it, he broke into a laugh, And rubbed his hands and chuckled to the Chief of General Staff-