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Never
Forget To Write Home
Year
1917
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Words by Ballard Macdonald
Music by James F. Hanley
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co.
224 West 47th Street
New York
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First
Verse
The golden sun was sinking with its splendor
in the
West, As a mother bade her son a fond farewell, And
her loving eyes were tender as she drew him to her
breast, For her heart held more than any tongue can tell,
The tear drops from eyes began to steal, As to her boy she
made this last appeal:
Second
Verse
You've often heard of the proverb "Out
of sight is out
of mind," Don't forget the little girl you left behind,
She
is always thinking of you and her heart will ever
yearn, For she'll always be the same sweet girl, you'll
find, So one kind word from you is like a star That sends
its cheerful message from afar:
Chorus
Never forget to write home, Even if only
a line, Just try to
make your mother feel you've commenced to Make good
although you have the whole world against you, Send us
your love and a kiss, Those are the things that we miss,
No matter where you may roam, Never forget to write
home.
Chorus
2
Never forget to write home, Even if only
a line, Just try to
make your sweetheart feel you've commenced to Make good
although you have the whole world against you, Send us
your love and a kiss, Those are the things that we miss,
No matter where you may roam, Never forget to write
home.
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When
The Yanks Come Marching Home
Year
1917
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Words by William Jerome
Music by Seymour Furth
William Jerome Music Publisher
Strand Theatre Building
47th St. and Broadway
New York
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First
Verse
Our hearts today are far across the ocean
God spare our
boys, at night we kneel and pray In far off lands our troops
are now in motion Among the very bravest in the fray For
right and might must wipe out every wrong So let us hope
it won't last long.
Second
Verse
Our hearts are beating now with palpitation
We smile and
then we brush away a tear For we have sent the flower of
our nation We're proud of every Yankee Volunteer America
was waiting for the chance TO show the love we always had
for France.
Chorus
For there'll be smiles and miles of tears,
When the Yanks
come marching home There'll be tears enough you know
to make a dozen rivers flow Dressed in their torn and
tattered suits of tan From battle fields across the foam
Hearts will beat with joy for every boy When the Yanks come
marching home.
Chorus
2
For there'll be smiles and miles of tears,
When the Boys
come marching home There'll be tears enough you know
to make a dozen rivers flow Dressed in their torn and
tattered suits of tan From battle fields across the foam
Hearts will beat with joy for every boy When the Boys come
marching home.
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Will
You Love Me In December As You Do In May
Year
1905
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Words by J. J. Walker
Music by Ernest R. Ball
Sung with Great Success by Charles F. Orr with The Al. G.
Field Greater Minstrels
M. Witmark & Sons
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First
Verse
Now in the summer of life sweetheart, You
say you love
but me, Gladly I give all my heart to you, Throbbing
with ecstacy. But last night I saw while a dreaming,
The future old and gray, And I wondered if you'll
love me then dear, Just as you do today.
Second
Verse
You say the glow on my cheeck sweetheart,
Is like the
rose so sweet, But when the bloom of fair youth has
flown, Then will our lips still meet? When life's
setting sun fades away dear, And all is said and done,
Will your arms still entwine and caress me, Will our
hearts beat as one?
Chorus
Will you love me in the December as you
do in May, Will
you love me in the good old fashioned way? When my
hair has turned all gray, Will you kiss me then and say,
That you love me in December as you do in May?
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K-K-K-Katy
Year
1918
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By Army Song Leader Geoffrey O'Hara
Leo Feist Inc.
Feist Building
New York
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First
Verse
Jimmy was a soldier brave and
bold, Katy was a maid
with hair of gold, Like an act of fate, Kate was standing
at the gate, Watching all the boys on dress parade.
Jimmy with the girls was just a gawk, Stuttered every
time he tried to talk, Still that night at eight, He was
there at Katy's gate, Stuttering to her this love sick cry.
Second
Verse
No one ever
looked so nice and neat, No one could be
just as cute and sweet, That's what Jimmy thought, When
the wedding ring he bought, Now he's off to France the foe
to meet. Jimmy thought he'd like to take a chance, See if
he could make the Kairser dance, Stepping to a tune, All
about the silvry moon, This is what they hear in far off
France.
Chorus
K-K-K Katy, beautiful
Katy, You're the only g-g-g-girl
that I adore; When the m-m-m-moon shines, Over the
cow-shed, I'll be waiting at the k-k-k-kitchen door.
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Shores
Of Old California
Year
1920
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By Raplh D. Tompkins
Tompkins Music Company
86 & 88 Congress Street
Room One
Troy, New York
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First
Verse
Golden Gate, I have been dreaming
of you, Of your wondrous
land, Of your silver sand. Golden Gate, You're like an old
friend that's true, I miss your dear old shores, I will miss
your
open doors;
Second
Verse
Golden Gate,
I miss your mountains so green, All your wondrous
scenes, I see in my dreams. Golden Gate, You bring back
scenes of childhood, Oh, how I long for you, You make
me feel so blue;
Chorus
Shores of old California,
How I miss you. Miss your waves of
blue, And your roses too, Flowers sweet don't surround me,
As
in days of yore, Southern shores of old California I'm coming
back once more.
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