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When the Boys Come Home

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Title
Gee! What a Wonderful Time We'll Have When the Boys Come Home - Lyrics
Composer
Earl, Mary  
Lyricist
Earl, Mary  
Publisher
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1917  
Lyrics
Gee! What a Wonderful Time We’ll Have When the Boys Come Home Verse: The East, the West have days they love best And so have the South and the North, A certain date they all celebrate And that is the glorious Fourth. But there is a day soon to come, When America’ll make things hum: Refrain: Gee! What a wonderful time we’ll have When the boys come home. The girls will be dressed in their Sunday best, When the boys come home. The flags will fly and the bands will play, We’ll all turn out with a smile so gay, And ev’ryone shouting “hip hip hooray!” When the boys come home. Verse: The sun will surely shine on that day To welcome our soldier boys home. As stiff as starch we’ll watch them all march Our heroes from over the foam. A welcome they’re going to get, That America won’t forget: 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 9
Local Identifier
2014_12996_220
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

Descriptive Information

Title
When the Boys Come Home
Alternative Title
Gee! What a Wonderful Time We'll Have When the Boys Come Home
Composer
Earl, Mary  
Lyricist
Earl, Mary  
Publisher
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1917  
Date of Copyright
1917-09-25
Lyrics
Gee! What a Wonderful Time We’ll Have When the Boys Come Home Verse: The East, the West have days they love best And so have the South and the North, A certain date they all celebrate And that is the glorious Fourth. But there is a day soon to come, When America’ll make things hum: Refrain: Gee! What a wonderful time we’ll have When the boys come home. The girls will be dressed in their Sunday best, When the boys come home. The flags will fly and the bands will play, We’ll all turn out with a smile so gay, And ev’ryone shouting “hip hip hooray!” When the boys come home. Verse: The sun will surely shine on that day To welcome our soldier boys home. As stiff as starch we’ll watch them all march Our heroes from over the foam. A welcome they’re going to get, That America won’t forget: 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 9
Local Identifier
2014_12996_220
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleWhen the Boys Come Home
Alternative TitleGee! What a Wonderful Time We'll Have When the Boys Come Home
ComposerEarl, Mary  
LyricistEarl, Mary  
PublisherShapiro, Bernstein & Co.  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication1917  
Date of Copyright1917-09-25
LyricsGee! What a Wonderful Time We’ll Have When the Boys Come Home Verse: The East, the West have days they love best And so have the South and the North, A certain date they all celebrate And that is the glorious Fourth. But there is a day soon to come, When America’ll make things hum: Refrain: Gee! What a wonderful time we’ll have When the boys come home. The girls will be dressed in their Sunday best, When the boys come home. The flags will fly and the bands will play, We’ll all turn out with a smile so gay, And ev’ryone shouting “hip hip hooray!” When the boys come home. Verse: The sun will surely shine on that day To welcome our soldier boys home. As stiff as starch we’ll watch them all march Our heroes from over the foam. A welcome they’re going to get, That America won’t forget: Refrain
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Record Series 12/9/96
  • Series 2, Box 14, Folder 9
Local Identifier2014_12996_220
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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