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Just a Letter for a Boy Over There

Title
Just a Letter for a Boy Over There - Lyrics
Composer
  • Solman, Alfred  
  • Lange, Arthur  
  • Sterling, Andrew  
Lyricist
  • Solman, Alfred  
  • Lange, Arthur  
  • Sterling, Andrew  
Publisher
Joe Morris Music Co.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
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
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 16, Folder 7
  • Record Series 12/9/96
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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Title
Just a Letter for a Boy Over There
Composer
  • Sterling, Andrew  
  • Lange, Arthur  
  • Solman, Alfred  
Lyricist
  • Sterling, Andrew  
  • Lange, Arthur  
  • Solman, Alfred  
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
Original Location
  • Record Series 12/9/96
  • Series 2, Box 16, Folder 7
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
TitleJust a Letter for a Boy Over There
Composer
  • Sterling, Andrew  
  • Lange, Arthur  
  • Solman, Alfred  
Lyricist
  • Sterling, Andrew  
  • Lange, Arthur  
  • Solman, Alfred  
PublisherJoe Morris Music Co.  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication1918  
Date of Copyright1918-01-18
LyricsJust 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
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Original Location
  • Record Series 12/9/96
  • Series 2, Box 16, Folder 7
Local Identifier2014_12996_391
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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