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Just a Kiss from Mother

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Supplementary Document

Title
Just a Kiss from Mother - Lyrics
Composer
Shuster, H. A.  
Lyricist
Seddon, P. A.  
Publisher
Mercer Music Pub. Co. (Camden, NJ)  
Lyrics
  • And often in his dreaming he saw
  • When it told her of his danger when [they’re] fighting with the foe, And his thoughts were always of her no matter where he’d go
  • Just a picture of her, When around this world you’ll roam, When the battle rages Then you’ll think of home. Verse: Just a few months had passed by, when a letter came one day, ‘Twas from her boy a soldier in France so far away
  • Just a kind word from her, When she’s getting old and gray
  • She hears the bugles calling and tells him he must go, And then she kiss’d him fondly and with a sad goodbye She told him not to falter, for his country fight or die. Refrain: Just a kiss from mother, When you’re going far away
  • Who was leaving his old birthplace a broken hearted boy, The country calls for soldiers to go and fight the foe
  • But her heart is nearly breaking for her son, her only joy
  • Just a Kiss from Mother. Verse: In an old fashioned homestead, in a quaint New Jersey town, There dwells a kind old mother who doesn’t seek renown
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 16, Folder 7
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_390
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

Descriptive Information

Title
Just a Kiss from Mother
Composer
Shuster, H. A.  
Lyricist
Seddon, P. A.  
Publisher
Mercer Music Pub. Co. (Camden, NJ)  
Year of Publication
1918  
Date of Copyright
1918-08-30
Lyrics
  • Just a Kiss from Mother. Verse: In an old fashioned homestead, in a quaint New Jersey town, There dwells a kind old mother who doesn’t seek renown
  • But her heart is nearly breaking for her son, her only joy
  • Who was leaving his old birthplace a broken hearted boy, The country calls for soldiers to go and fight the foe
  • She hears the bugles calling and tells him he must go, And then she kiss’d him fondly and with a sad goodbye She told him not to falter, for his country fight or die. Refrain: Just a kiss from mother, When you’re going far away
  • Just a kind word from her, When she’s getting old and gray
  • Just a picture of her, When around this world you’ll roam, When the battle rages Then you’ll think of home. Verse: Just a few months had passed by, when a letter came one day, ‘Twas from her boy a soldier in France so far away
  • When it told her of his danger when [they’re] fighting with the foe, And his thoughts were always of her no matter where he’d go
  • And often in his dreaming he saw
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 16, Folder 7
Local Identifier
2014_12996_390
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleJust a Kiss from Mother
ComposerShuster, H. A.  
LyricistSeddon, P. A.  
PublisherMercer Music Pub. Co. (Camden, NJ)  
Year of Publication1918  
Date of Copyright1918-08-30
Lyrics
  • Just a Kiss from Mother. Verse: In an old fashioned homestead, in a quaint New Jersey town, There dwells a kind old mother who doesn’t seek renown
  • But her heart is nearly breaking for her son, her only joy
  • Who was leaving his old birthplace a broken hearted boy, The country calls for soldiers to go and fight the foe
  • She hears the bugles calling and tells him he must go, And then she kiss’d him fondly and with a sad goodbye She told him not to falter, for his country fight or die. Refrain: Just a kiss from mother, When you’re going far away
  • Just a kind word from her, When she’s getting old and gray
  • Just a picture of her, When around this world you’ll roam, When the battle rages Then you’ll think of home. Verse: Just a few months had passed by, when a letter came one day, ‘Twas from her boy a soldier in France so far away
  • When it told her of his danger when [they’re] fighting with the foe, And his thoughts were always of her no matter where he’d go
  • And often in his dreaming he saw
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 16, Folder 7
Local Identifier2014_12996_390
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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