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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
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Original Location
Record Series 12/9/96
Series 2, Box 14, Folder 10
Local Identifier
2014_12996_168
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
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
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Original Location
Series 2, Box 14, Folder 10
Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_168
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
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
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Original Location
Series 2, Box 14, Folder 10
Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_168
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986