Keep the Homes Together Mother
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https://digital.library.illinois.edu/items/ea145ed0-c556-0134-2373-0050569601ca-eDescriptive Information
Title | Keep the Homes Together Mother |
Composer | Keene, Bessie L. |
Lyricist | Keene, W. C. |
Publisher | W. C. Keene's Music Publishing Co. (Baltimore, MD) |
Year of Publication | 1918 |
Date of Copyright | 1918-12-14 |
Lyrics | Keep the Home Together Mother (That’s All We’re Fighting For) Verse: He was sitting in his tent and his thoughts began to roam, He was thinking of his sweetheart and his mother dear at home, He took the pen and paper from the pocket of his coat, Then he sat down at the table and these simple words he wrote. Refrain: Keep the homes together mother that’s all we’re fighting for. We have nothing only honor to win in this great war, We are fighting for Democracy for peace and liberty, Keep the homes together mother that is all we’re fighting for. Verse: He had finished writing home and laid on his cot to rest, He was looking at a picture and he held it to his breast, He soon fell fast asleep and he was dreaming of the fray, When his comrades drew around him they could hear him plainly say. Refrain |
Repository | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music |
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Local Identifier | 2014_12996_404 |
Collection Title | James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986 |
Collection | James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection |
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Keep the Homes Together Mother - lyrics |