"How Ya Gonna Keep 'em Down on the Farm (After They've Seen Paree)?"
Sheet music cover
Song
Published 1919
Composer(s) Walter Donaldson
Lyricist(s) Joe Young, Sam M. Lewis
"How Ya Gonna Keep 'em Down on the Farm (After They've Seen Paree?)" is a World War I song that rose to popularity after the war had ended. The lyrics highlight concern that American soldiers from rural environments would not want to return to farm life after experiencing the European city life and culture of Paris during World War I.