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Gone West

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Title
Gone West - Lyrics
Composer
  • Kepley, Ada H.  
  • Huffman Johnson, Ruby  
Lyricist
Kepley, Ada H.  
Publisher
Ada H. Kepley (Effingham, IL)  
Year of Publication
1919  
Lyrics
Gone West: Preface to the Song: In the terrible war in France and Belgium when a soldier died or fell in battle, his comrades did not say “He is dead.” But “He has gone west.” No one seems to know the reason for the phrase. The following is suggested: To move westward seems to be primal in man. When Abraham and Lot separated, Abraham moved west. The Semetic [sic] race moved west to Palestine. Then came Jesus Christ. The Apostles moved West over Europe the Aegica came into being. The Mexican War moved America West to the Pacific coast, where before it laid between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mississippi River. America moved further west and bought the Sandwich Islands. Then came the Spanish American War, and as by a Divine impulse American moved on to the Phillipines [sic]. The Orient and the Occident, the East and the West, have come together, and at last the world is one, and the civilizations must blend and the world must rise to higher things. Who can read the mind of God? Who can te
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 11
Local Identifier
2014_12996_179
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
Gone West
Composer
  • Huffman Johnson, Ruby  
  • Kepley, Ada H.  
Lyricist
Kepley, Ada H.  
Publisher
Ada H. Kepley (Effingham, IL)  
Year of Publication
1919  
Date of Copyright
1919-03-03
Lyrics
Gone West: Preface to the Song: In the terrible war in France and Belgium when a soldier died or fell in battle, his comrades did not say “He is dead.” But “He has gone west.” No one seems to know the reason for the phrase. The following is suggested: To move westward seems to be primal in man. When Abraham and Lot separated, Abraham moved west. The Semetic [sic] race moved west to Palestine. Then came Jesus Christ. The Apostles moved West over Europe the Aegica came into being. The Mexican War moved America West to the Pacific coast, where before it laid between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mississippi River. America moved further west and bought the Sandwich Islands. Then came the Spanish American War, and as by a Divine impulse American moved on to the Phillipines [sic]. The Orient and the Occident, the East and the West, have come together, and at last the world is one, and the civilizations must blend and the world must rise to higher things. Who can read the mind of God? Who can te
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 11
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_179
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleGone West
Composer
  • Huffman Johnson, Ruby  
  • Kepley, Ada H.  
LyricistKepley, Ada H.  
PublisherAda H. Kepley (Effingham, IL)  
Year of Publication1919  
Date of Copyright1919-03-03
LyricsGone West: Preface to the Song: In the terrible war in France and Belgium when a soldier died or fell in battle, his comrades did not say “He is dead.” But “He has gone west.” No one seems to know the reason for the phrase. The following is suggested: To move westward seems to be primal in man. When Abraham and Lot separated, Abraham moved west. The Semetic [sic] race moved west to Palestine. Then came Jesus Christ. The Apostles moved West over Europe the Aegica came into being. The Mexican War moved America West to the Pacific coast, where before it laid between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mississippi River. America moved further west and bought the Sandwich Islands. Then came the Spanish American War, and as by a Divine impulse American moved on to the Phillipines [sic]. The Orient and the Occident, the East and the West, have come together, and at last the world is one, and the civilizations must blend and the world must rise to higher things. Who can read the mind of God? Who can te
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 14, Folder 11
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier2014_12996_179
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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