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After the War Is Over

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No Copyright - United States

Supplementary Document

Title
After the war is over will there be any home sweet home - Lyrics
Composer
  • Woodruff, Joseph  
  • Andrieu, Harry  
Lyricist
  • Pourman, E. J.  
  • Woodruff, Joseph  
  • Sterling, Andrew B.  
Publisher
Joe Morris Music Co.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1918  
Lyrics
Angels they are weeping o’er the foreign war, transports are sailing from shore to shore. Brave heroes are falling to arise no more, but still the bugle’s calling every man to war. After the war is over and the world’s at peace, many a heart will be aching after the war has ceased. Many a home will be vacant, many a child alone, but I hope they’ll all be happy, in a place called “Home Sweet Home.” Changed will be the picture of the foreign lands, maps will change entirely to diff’rent hands. Kings and queens may ever rule their fellow man, but pray they’ll be united like our own free land.
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 12, Folder 4
Local Identifier
2014_12996_016
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

Descriptive Information

Title
After the War Is Over
Composer
Andrieu, Harry  
Lyricist
  • Sterling, Andrew B.  
  • Woodruff, Joseph  
  • Pourman, E. J.  
Publisher
Joe Morris Music Co.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1918  
Date of Copyright
1918-08-27
Physical Description
1 score ([1], 2-3, [1] p.)
Comment
The first version of this song, titled “After the War Is Over Will There Be Any Home Sweet Home?” was issued in 1917 by Broad & Market Music Co. (Newark, NJ) and republished by Morris early in 1918. It was a considerable success, especially among piano-roll manufacturers; but in the summer of 1918 the negative lyrics and cover art were accused of damaging morale, and the Military Intelligence Division appealed to Morris’s patriotism. Morris asked Andrew B. Sterling to rewrite the lyrics, the title was shortened, and new cover art was created; the music, however, was unchanged. This—the fourth edition—was then copyrighted anew and issued in at least three printings. After the armistice, Morris was given permission to reinstate the original version, but there is no concrete evidence that he did so.
Historical Note
  • There were one recording and at least seven piano rolls released under the long title before the new version was copyrighted, but only one piano roll appears to have been released subsequently. Stern appears to have made little effort to market the new version, and the number of performances began to diminish even before it was issued. However, the number of surviving copies indicates that it was reasonably successful.
  • This is the first printing of the fourth edition of a song originally copyrighted on April 19, 1917 by Broad & Market Music Co., Newark, NJ, under the longer title of “After the War Is Over Will There Be Any Home Sweet Home?” Broad & Market issued two editions of that version, then sold the rights to Joe Morris, which issued a third edition in at least seven distinct printings.
  • Composer and lyricist are given correctly on the first page of music; on the cover, music is attributed to Joseph Woodruff and words to E. J. Pourmon and Andrew B. Sterling.
Musical Note
The refrain of this waltz ballad closes by quoting the second phrase of “Home Sweet Home,” which also constitutes the piano introduction. As a whole, both words and music are closely modeled on “After the Ball”; meter and rhyme scheme are virtually identical, and the chorus quotes several lines with only slight alterations. The harmonic structure closely resembles the model, and the same secondary dominant is used to prepare the final phrase of the chorus. The melody, however, is primarily stepwise, with expressive chromaticism, unlike the arpeggiated melody of “After the Ball.”
Subject - Topic
  • Homecoming -- Songs and music.  
  • Home -- Songs and music.  
  • Peace -- Songs and music.  
  • Popular music -- United States -- 1911-1920.  
  • World War, 1914-1918 -- Songs and music  
Lyrics
  • [refrain 2]
  • [verse 2] Echoes of vict’ry, reach us from the Marne, / Pershing is marching he’s marching on. / Bravely he is fighting and we know he’ll win / Yankees are sweeping onward onward to Berlin.
  • [refrain 1] After the war is over when the battle’s done / Everyone’s heart will be joyful after the victory’s won / Liberty’s flag will be flying no matter where you may roam / And I know we’ll all be happy when the boys come marching home.
  • [verse 1] Heroes are marching, marching to the war, / Transports are sailing from shore to shore. / With Old Glory waving proudly as before / Yankee hearts are saying we will win this war.
Musical Genre
Waltz ballad
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Artist
Starmer [William and Frederick]  
Printer
F. J. Lawson Co. (New York, NY)  
Cover Description
Victory parade of troops marching to the left, surrounded by jubilant crowd, hats in air, child and mother joining the parade in foreground. BR, oval photographic inset of Joseph Woodruff. Red and blue on white paper, forming a red, white, and blue border; signed BR.
Back Cover Description
At top, “Two songs that should be in every home”; samples and covers for Say a Prayer for the Boys Out There (© 1917 10 13) and There’s a Service Flag Flying at Our House (© 1917 12 22), with two lists of titles, the whole in an ornate frame with flowers and scrollwork. Unsigned.
Interior Description
  • P3, BR: F.J.Lawson Co. N.Y.
  • P3, BL: After The War.
  • Cover, BL: 5
Performance Medium
Voice and piano  
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 12, Folder 4
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_016
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleAfter the War Is Over
ComposerAndrieu, Harry  
Lyricist
  • Sterling, Andrew B.  
  • Woodruff, Joseph  
  • Pourman, E. J.  
PublisherJoe Morris Music Co.  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication1918  
Date of Copyright1918-08-27
Physical Description1 score ([1], 2-3, [1] p.)
CommentThe first version of this song, titled “After the War Is Over Will There Be Any Home Sweet Home?” was issued in 1917 by Broad & Market Music Co. (Newark, NJ) and republished by Morris early in 1918. It was a considerable success, especially among piano-roll manufacturers; but in the summer of 1918 the negative lyrics and cover art were accused of damaging morale, and the Military Intelligence Division appealed to Morris’s patriotism. Morris asked Andrew B. Sterling to rewrite the lyrics, the title was shortened, and new cover art was created; the music, however, was unchanged. This—the fourth edition—was then copyrighted anew and issued in at least three printings. After the armistice, Morris was given permission to reinstate the original version, but there is no concrete evidence that he did so.
Historical Note
  • There were one recording and at least seven piano rolls released under the long title before the new version was copyrighted, but only one piano roll appears to have been released subsequently. Stern appears to have made little effort to market the new version, and the number of performances began to diminish even before it was issued. However, the number of surviving copies indicates that it was reasonably successful.
  • This is the first printing of the fourth edition of a song originally copyrighted on April 19, 1917 by Broad & Market Music Co., Newark, NJ, under the longer title of “After the War Is Over Will There Be Any Home Sweet Home?” Broad & Market issued two editions of that version, then sold the rights to Joe Morris, which issued a third edition in at least seven distinct printings.
  • Composer and lyricist are given correctly on the first page of music; on the cover, music is attributed to Joseph Woodruff and words to E. J. Pourmon and Andrew B. Sterling.
Musical NoteThe refrain of this waltz ballad closes by quoting the second phrase of “Home Sweet Home,” which also constitutes the piano introduction. As a whole, both words and music are closely modeled on “After the Ball”; meter and rhyme scheme are virtually identical, and the chorus quotes several lines with only slight alterations. The harmonic structure closely resembles the model, and the same secondary dominant is used to prepare the final phrase of the chorus. The melody, however, is primarily stepwise, with expressive chromaticism, unlike the arpeggiated melody of “After the Ball.”
Subject - Topic
  • Homecoming -- Songs and music.  
  • Home -- Songs and music.  
  • Peace -- Songs and music.  
  • Popular music -- United States -- 1911-1920.  
  • World War, 1914-1918 -- Songs and music  
Lyrics
  • [refrain 2]
  • [verse 2] Echoes of vict’ry, reach us from the Marne, / Pershing is marching he’s marching on. / Bravely he is fighting and we know he’ll win / Yankees are sweeping onward onward to Berlin.
  • [refrain 1] After the war is over when the battle’s done / Everyone’s heart will be joyful after the victory’s won / Liberty’s flag will be flying no matter where you may roam / And I know we’ll all be happy when the boys come marching home.
  • [verse 1] Heroes are marching, marching to the war, / Transports are sailing from shore to shore. / With Old Glory waving proudly as before / Yankee hearts are saying we will win this war.
Musical GenreWaltz ballad
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
ArtistStarmer [William and Frederick]  
PrinterF. J. Lawson Co. (New York, NY)  
Cover DescriptionVictory parade of troops marching to the left, surrounded by jubilant crowd, hats in air, child and mother joining the parade in foreground. BR, oval photographic inset of Joseph Woodruff. Red and blue on white paper, forming a red, white, and blue border; signed BR.
Back Cover DescriptionAt top, “Two songs that should be in every home”; samples and covers for Say a Prayer for the Boys Out There (© 1917 10 13) and There’s a Service Flag Flying at Our House (© 1917 12 22), with two lists of titles, the whole in an ornate frame with flowers and scrollwork. Unsigned.
Interior Description
  • P3, BR: F.J.Lawson Co. N.Y.
  • P3, BL: After The War.
  • Cover, BL: 5
Performance MediumVoice and piano  
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 12, Folder 4
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier2014_12996_016
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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