Goodbye, Mother Machree
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| Title | Goodbye, Mother Machree |
| Composer | Ball, Ernest R. |
| Lyricist | Brennan, J. Keirn |
| Publisher | M. Witmark & Sons |
| Place of Publication | New York (N.Y.) |
| Year of Publication | 1918 |
| Date of Copyright | 1918-05-31 |
| Lyrics | Goodbye, Mother Machree Verse: Now the time has come to leave, mother mine, You must promise not to grieve, mother mine, On the day the war is through I’ll come sailing back to you, Back to where the home lights shine. Refrain: Goodbye, mother machree, dry your tears and keep on smiling. Now don’t you fear, I’ll soon be here, for your love will guide me, dear, Keep the homefires burning, the latch string out for me, When the clouds roll by, to your arms I’ll fly, goodbye, mother machree. Verse: On the road to victory “over there,” All your love will follow me ev’rywhere, You will watch for me I know, there beside the firelight glow, Waiting in the old arm chair. Refrain |
| Repository | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music |
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| Local Identifier | 2014_12996_168 |
| Collection Title | James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986 |
| Collection | James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection |
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