Bring Me a Letter from My Old Home Town
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Title | Bring Me a Letter from My Old Home Town |
Composer | Anderson, Will R. |
Lyricist | Delameter, A. G. |
Publisher | M. Witmark & Sons |
Place of Publication | New York (N.Y.) |
Year of Publication | 1918 |
Date of Copyright | 1918-05-10 |
Lyrics | A nurse was passing by a cot where a wounded Sammy lay, lay dreaming night and day of his old home far away. She asked him, “won’t you tell me what would drive away that frown?” The boy replied, as he softly sighed, “To hear from my old town.” Bring me a letter from my old home town, one with some jokes from my old pal, Jim Brown. Bring me a letter from that girl of mine, saying that she’s longing for me all the time. Bring me a letter from my proud old dad who knows that we are winning and I’ll bet he’s glad. But more than any other, a line from my old mother, bring me a letter from my home town. I’ve had a lot of comforts, nurse, from my little comfort kit, and things that women knit, they have always done their bit. The only thing that cheers me when my spirits are way down and I’ve the blues, is to get good news from those in my old town |
Repository | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music |
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Local Identifier | 2014_12996_083 |
Collection Title | James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986 |
Collection | James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection |
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