How Ya Gonna Keep 'em Down on the Farm (After They've Seen Paree)?

"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-era popular song that rose to popularity after the war had ended. The lyrics highlight concern that soldiers would not want to return to their family farms after experiencing the European city life and high culture of Paris during World War I. The song features music by Walter Donaldson and words by Joe Young and Sam M. Lewis. It was published in 1919 by Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co in New York.^[1]