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I'll Come Back to You When It's All Over

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Title
I'll Come Back to You When It's All Over - Lyrics
Composer
Mills, Kerry  
Lyricist
Brown, Lew  
Publisher
Leo Feist Inc.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1917  
Lyrics
I’ll Come back to you when It’s All over Verse: See that lonesome lassie kiss her soldier boy goodbye. Her poor heart is beating fast, This one kiss may be their last. Don’t you worry, dearie, let me try and dry your tears, I may be gone for many days, perhaps for many years, But Refrain: I’ll come back to you when it’s all over, all over, Back to you and fields of clover. We’ll start our sweetheart days all over If your heart still beats as true. There is a duty that ev’ry man should do. My life defends it, but my heart belongs to you. So pray for the day when it’s all over ‘cause I’m coming back to you. Verse: See that lonesome lassie watching those soldier boys return. She is looking ev’ry where, Something tells her he’s not there. One brave lad threw her a note as he marched on ahead. They heard a cry, they heard a sigh, for this what she read: Refrain: I’d come back to you but it’s all over, all over, Back to you and fields of clover. We’ll start our sweetheart days all over In the land I’m going to. I’ve done my duty that ev’ry man should do. I gave my life for that but left my heart for you. So pray for the day when it’s all over ‘cause I’m coming back to you.
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 15, Folder 10
Local Identifier
2014_12996_259
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
I'll Come Back to You When It's All Over
Composer
Mills, Kerry  
Lyricist
Brown, Lew  
Publisher
Leo Feist Inc.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1917  
Date of Copyright
1917-11-30
Lyrics
I’ll Come back to you when It’s All over Verse: See that lonesome lassie kiss her soldier boy goodbye. Her poor heart is beating fast, This one kiss may be their last. Don’t you worry, dearie, let me try and dry your tears, I may be gone for many days, perhaps for many years, But Refrain: I’ll come back to you when it’s all over, all over, Back to you and fields of clover. We’ll start our sweetheart days all over If your heart still beats as true. There is a duty that ev’ry man should do. My life defends it, but my heart belongs to you. So pray for the day when it’s all over ‘cause I’m coming back to you. Verse: See that lonesome lassie watching those soldier boys return. She is looking ev’ry where, Something tells her he’s not there. One brave lad threw her a note as he marched on ahead. They heard a cry, they heard a sigh, for this what she read: Refrain: I’d come back to you but it’s all over, all over, Back to you and fields of clover. We’ll start our sweetheart days all over In th
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 15, Folder 10
Local Identifier
2014_12996_259
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleI'll Come Back to You When It's All Over
ComposerMills, Kerry  
LyricistBrown, Lew  
PublisherLeo Feist Inc.  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication1917  
Date of Copyright1917-11-30
LyricsI’ll Come back to you when It’s All over Verse: See that lonesome lassie kiss her soldier boy goodbye. Her poor heart is beating fast, This one kiss may be their last. Don’t you worry, dearie, let me try and dry your tears, I may be gone for many days, perhaps for many years, But Refrain: I’ll come back to you when it’s all over, all over, Back to you and fields of clover. We’ll start our sweetheart days all over If your heart still beats as true. There is a duty that ev’ry man should do. My life defends it, but my heart belongs to you. So pray for the day when it’s all over ‘cause I’m coming back to you. Verse: See that lonesome lassie watching those soldier boys return. She is looking ev’ry where, Something tells her he’s not there. One brave lad threw her a note as he marched on ahead. They heard a cry, they heard a sigh, for this what she read: Refrain: I’d come back to you but it’s all over, all over, Back to you and fields of clover. We’ll start our sweetheart days all over In th
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 15, Folder 10
Local Identifier2014_12996_259
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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