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Homeland

Title
Homeland - Lyrics
Composer
Burke, Joseph A.  
Lyricist
Dempsey, J. E.  
Publisher
A. J. Stasny Music Co.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1918  
Lyrics
Homeland (I Can Hear You Calling Me) Verse: Where the breezes sweet with new mown hay Play all the day, In dreams I stray America, I hear you calling me from far away Where fond hearts pray, my U. S. A. It’s a long, long way from sunny France to my own native land. Yet ev’ry word you say I understand. Refrain: Oh! Homeland I hear you calling me Home of the free, Across the sea My land of Liberty Telling me not to forget Our old time debt to Lafayette For it was France who helped to break our chains and set us free. The Stars and Stripes must dry the tears of Normandy, All through the rush and the rattle, The roar of the battle, Dear old Homeland I can hear you calling me. Verse: Little Belgian children once so gay Along the way, No longer play. Oh, Germany you’ll have a mighty heavy debt to pay! What will you say, On Judgment day? And I guess that’s why I hear my Homeland calling out for me To fight and bring back “Peace with Victory.” Refrain
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Original Location
  • Record Series 12/9/96
  • Series 2, Box 15, Folder 5
Local Identifier
2014_12996_311
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
Homeland
Composer
Burke, Joseph A.  
Lyricist
Dempsey, J. E.  
Publisher
A. J. Stasny Music Co.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1918  
Date of Copyright
1918-06-08
Lyrics
Homeland (I Can Hear You Calling Me) Verse: Where the breezes sweet with new mown hay Play all the day, In dreams I stray America, I hear you calling me from far away Where fond hearts pray, my U. S. A. It’s a long, long way from sunny France to my own native land. Yet ev’ry word you say I understand. Refrain: Oh! Homeland I hear you calling me Home of the free, Across the sea My land of Liberty Telling me not to forget Our old time debt to Lafayette For it was France who helped to break our chains and set us free. The Stars and Stripes must dry the tears of Normandy, All through the rush and the rattle, The roar of the battle, Dear old Homeland I can hear you calling me. Verse: Little Belgian children once so gay Along the way, No longer play. Oh, Germany you’ll have a mighty heavy debt to pay! What will you say, On Judgment day? And I guess that’s why I hear my Homeland calling out for me To fight and bring back “Peace with Victory.” Refrain
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 15, Folder 5
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_311
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleHomeland
ComposerBurke, Joseph A.  
LyricistDempsey, J. E.  
PublisherA. J. Stasny Music Co.  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication1918  
Date of Copyright1918-06-08
LyricsHomeland (I Can Hear You Calling Me) Verse: Where the breezes sweet with new mown hay Play all the day, In dreams I stray America, I hear you calling me from far away Where fond hearts pray, my U. S. A. It’s a long, long way from sunny France to my own native land. Yet ev’ry word you say I understand. Refrain: Oh! Homeland I hear you calling me Home of the free, Across the sea My land of Liberty Telling me not to forget Our old time debt to Lafayette For it was France who helped to break our chains and set us free. The Stars and Stripes must dry the tears of Normandy, All through the rush and the rattle, The roar of the battle, Dear old Homeland I can hear you calling me. Verse: Little Belgian children once so gay Along the way, No longer play. Oh, Germany you’ll have a mighty heavy debt to pay! What will you say, On Judgment day? And I guess that’s why I hear my Homeland calling out for me To fight and bring back “Peace with Victory.” Refrain
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 15, Folder 5
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier2014_12996_311
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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