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It Won’t Be Long Verse: Cheer up, cheer up, the war will soon be over. Cheer up, cheer up, ev’rything will soon be clover. Mothers and sweethearts don’t you cry. Just wear a smile and dry your eyes. They’ll soon be from the fray. Just listen to what I say. Refrain: It won’t be long, it won’t be long Till the boys come marching home. Each mother’s son with vict’ry won, For they soon will cross the foam. Let’s all prepare yes, ev’rywhere, For one big jubilee. And when they get back they’ll have an awful pack, The Kaiser and his whole darn fam’ly. Verse: Just imagine the sight you’re going to view To see the boys marching down Fifth Avenue, So mothers and sweethearts be prepared, There’ll be a hot time ev’rywhere. They’ll soon be over here, With victory have no fear. 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 15, Folder 10
Local Identifier
2014_12996_263
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
It Won’t Be Long Verse: Cheer up, cheer up, the war will soon be over. Cheer up, cheer up, ev’rything will soon be clover. Mothers and sweethearts don’t you cry. Just wear a smile and dry your eyes. They’ll soon be from the fray. Just listen to what I say. Refrain: It won’t be long, it won’t be long Till the boys come marching home. Each mother’s son with vict’ry won, For they soon will cross the foam. Let’s all prepare yes, ev’rywhere, For one big jubilee. And when they get back they’ll have an awful pack, The Kaiser and his whole darn fam’ly. Verse: Just imagine the sight you’re going to view To see the boys marching down Fifth Avenue, So mothers and sweethearts be prepared, There’ll be a hot time ev’rywhere. They’ll soon be over here, With victory have no fear. 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 15, Folder 10
Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_263
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
It Won’t Be Long Verse: Cheer up, cheer up, the war will soon be over. Cheer up, cheer up, ev’rything will soon be clover. Mothers and sweethearts don’t you cry. Just wear a smile and dry your eyes. They’ll soon be from the fray. Just listen to what I say. Refrain: It won’t be long, it won’t be long Till the boys come marching home. Each mother’s son with vict’ry won, For they soon will cross the foam. Let’s all prepare yes, ev’rywhere, For one big jubilee. And when they get back they’ll have an awful pack, The Kaiser and his whole darn fam’ly. Verse: Just imagine the sight you’re going to view To see the boys marching down Fifth Avenue, So mothers and sweethearts be prepared, There’ll be a hot time ev’rywhere. They’ll soon be over here, With victory have no fear. 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 15, Folder 10
Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_263
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986