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Go Lad and May God Bless You

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Title
Go Lad and May God Bless You - Lyrics
Composer
Marshall, Henry I.  
Lyricist
Gillespie, Haven  
Publisher
Jerome H. Remick & Co.  
Year of Publication
1917  
Lyrics
Go Lad and May God Bless You Verse: The bugle call’d to the boys to march away. In the throng stood a mother old and grey. Her thoughts went to a bygone day, Sixty One the blue and grey. The beat of drums was sounding down the way. As she kissed her boy farewell he heard her say: Refrain: Go lad and let them know lad that they’re your foe lad, And sonny fight all your might. I’m grieving to see you leaving, But freedom’s way calls today sonny that’s why I say Fight for the rights that your daddy died for His was a cause true blue. So go lad the rest you know lad, And may God bless you. Verse: The last faint ray of the sun has died away. All alone sits a mother old and grey. Her thoughts all stray to a child at play And to one who had march’d away. And in her pray’rs we hear his mother say, May heaven guide and keep him on his way. 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_224
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
Go Lad and May God Bless You
Composer
Marshall, Henry I.  
Lyricist
Gillespie, Haven  
Publisher
Jerome H. Remick & Co.  
Year of Publication
1917  
Date of Copyright
1917-12-19
Lyrics
Go Lad and May God Bless You Verse: The bugle call’d to the boys to march away. In the throng stood a mother old and grey. Her thoughts went to a bygone day, Sixty One the blue and grey. The beat of drums was sounding down the way. As she kissed her boy farewell he heard her say: Refrain: Go lad and let them know lad that they’re your foe lad, And sonny fight all your might. I’m grieving to see you leaving, But freedom’s way calls today sonny that’s why I say Fight for the rights that your daddy died for His was a cause true blue. So go lad the rest you know lad, And may God bless you. Verse: The last faint ray of the sun has died away. All alone sits a mother old and grey. Her thoughts all stray to a child at play And to one who had march’d away. And in her pray’rs we hear his mother say, May heaven guide and keep him on his way. 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 9
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_224
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleGo Lad and May God Bless You
ComposerMarshall, Henry I.  
LyricistGillespie, Haven  
PublisherJerome H. Remick & Co.  
Year of Publication1917  
Date of Copyright1917-12-19
LyricsGo Lad and May God Bless You Verse: The bugle call’d to the boys to march away. In the throng stood a mother old and grey. Her thoughts went to a bygone day, Sixty One the blue and grey. The beat of drums was sounding down the way. As she kissed her boy farewell he heard her say: Refrain: Go lad and let them know lad that they’re your foe lad, And sonny fight all your might. I’m grieving to see you leaving, But freedom’s way calls today sonny that’s why I say Fight for the rights that your daddy died for His was a cause true blue. So go lad the rest you know lad, And may God bless you. Verse: The last faint ray of the sun has died away. All alone sits a mother old and grey. Her thoughts all stray to a child at play And to one who had march’d away. And in her pray’rs we hear his mother say, May heaven guide and keep him on his way. Refrain
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 14, Folder 9
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier2014_12996_224
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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