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Keep the Home-Fires Burning

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Supplementary Document

Title
Keep The Home-Fires Burning - Lyrics
Composer
Novello, Ivor  
Lyricist
Ford, Lena Guilbert  
Publisher
Chappell & Co. Ltd.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Lyrics
  • Keep the Home-Fires Burning (Till the Boys Come Home) Verse: They were summoned from the hillside
  • They were called in from the glen, And the Country found them ready At the stirring call for men. Let no tears add to their hardship, As the Soldiers pass along, And although your heart is breaking, Make it sing this cheery song. Refrain: Keep the Home-fires burning, While your hearts are yearning, Though your lads are far away They dream of Home
  • There’s a silver lining Through the dark cloud shining, Turn the dark cloud inside out, Till the boys come Home. Verse: Over seas there came a pleading, “Help a Nation in distress!” And we gave our glorious ladies
  • Honour bade us do no less. For no gallant Son of freedom To a tyrants yoke should bend, And a noble heart must answer To the sacred call of “Friend.” Refrain
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 9
Local Identifier
2014_12996_402
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

Descriptive Information

Title
Keep the Home-Fires Burning
Composer
Novello, Ivor  
Lyricist
Ford, Lena Guilbert  
Publisher
Chappell & Co. Ltd.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1915  
Date of Copyright
1915-09-15
Lyrics
  • Honour bade us do no less. For no gallant Son of freedom To a tyrants yoke should bend, And a noble heart must answer To the sacred call of “Friend.” Refrain
  • There’s a silver lining Through the dark cloud shining, Turn the dark cloud inside out, Till the boys come Home. Verse: Over seas there came a pleading, “Help a Nation in distress!” And we gave our glorious ladies
  • They were called in from the glen, And the Country found them ready At the stirring call for men. Let no tears add to their hardship, As the Soldiers pass along, And although your heart is breaking, Make it sing this cheery song. Refrain: Keep the Home-fires burning, While your hearts are yearning, Though your lads are far away They dream of Home
  • Keep the Home-Fires Burning (Till the Boys Come Home) Verse: They were summoned from the hillside
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 9
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_402
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleKeep the Home-Fires Burning
ComposerNovello, Ivor  
LyricistFord, Lena Guilbert  
PublisherChappell & Co. Ltd.  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication1915  
Date of Copyright1915-09-15
Lyrics
  • Honour bade us do no less. For no gallant Son of freedom To a tyrants yoke should bend, And a noble heart must answer To the sacred call of “Friend.” Refrain
  • There’s a silver lining Through the dark cloud shining, Turn the dark cloud inside out, Till the boys come Home. Verse: Over seas there came a pleading, “Help a Nation in distress!” And we gave our glorious ladies
  • They were called in from the glen, And the Country found them ready At the stirring call for men. Let no tears add to their hardship, As the Soldiers pass along, And although your heart is breaking, Make it sing this cheery song. Refrain: Keep the Home-fires burning, While your hearts are yearning, Though your lads are far away They dream of Home
  • Keep the Home-Fires Burning (Till the Boys Come Home) Verse: They were summoned from the hillside
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 16, Folder 9
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier2014_12996_402
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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