Just a Letter for a Boy Over There
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Title | Just a Letter for a Boy Over There |
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Publisher | Joe Morris Music Co. |
Place of Publication | New York (N.Y.) |
Year of Publication | 1918 |
Date of Copyright | 1918-01-18 |
Lyrics | Just a Letter for a Boy Over There (From a Grey Haired Mother Over Here) Verse: There’s many a smiling face that hides an aching heart, For the mother of a soldier never cries. There’s many a mother heart will ache tonight, There’s many a trembling hand will write: Refrain: Just a letter for a boy over there, From a grey-haired mother over here, There’s a kiss inside, And words of cheer, to hide That ‘way down in her heart there’s a tear, Just a letter from a gray-haired mother, Her heart is yearning, she says a prayer And there’s a light burning bright in the window tonight, Over here, for a boy over there. Verse: There’s many a mother writing to her darling boy But he will not answer when they call his name. There’s many a mother all in vain will wait, There’s many a letter came too late: Refrain |
Repository | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music |
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Local Identifier | 2014_12996_391 |
Collection Title | James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986 |
Collection | James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection |
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