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Goodbye, Mother Machree

Title
Goodbye, Mother Machree - Lyrics
Composer
Ball, Ernest R.  
Lyricist
Brennan, J. Keirn  
Publisher
M. Witmark & Sons  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1918  
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
Original Location
  • Record Series 12/9/96
  • Series 2, Box 14, Folder 10
Local Identifier
2014_12996_169
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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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
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 14, Folder 10
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_169
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleGoodbye, Mother Machree
ComposerBall, Ernest R.  
LyricistBrennan, J. Keirn  
PublisherM. Witmark & Sons  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication1918  
Date of Copyright1918-05-31
LyricsGoodbye, 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
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 14, Folder 10
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier2014_12996_169
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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