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Keep the Love-Light Burning in the Window 'Till the Boys Come Marching Home

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Title
Keep The Love-Light Burning In The Window 'Til The Boys Come Marching Home - Lyrics
Composer
  • Caddigan, Jack  
  • McHugh, Jimmy  
Lyricist
  • Caddigan, Jack  
  • McHugh, Jimmy  
Publisher
D. W. Cooper Pub. Co.  
Place of Publication
Boston (Mass.)  
Lyrics
Keep the Lovelight Burning in the Window ‘Till the Boys Come Home Verse: As the shadows fall there’s a bugle call, Martial music fills the air There’s the tramp of feet on the city street Soldier boys are every where There’s a tear dimmed eye, there’s a mother’s sigh, There’s a sweetheart’s fond goodbye As they march away to face the fray To dare to do to die Refrain: Keep the lovelight burning in the window ’till the boys come marching home Your heart may yearn but they’ll return tho’ on battle fields they roam There’s a silver beacon shining through the darkest clouds of war, So keep the lovelight burning in the window for the boy you’re waiting for. Verse: When the war is done ev’ry mother’s son Will come marching home again With their flag unfurled showing all the world That they labored not in vain Then the hearts that crave for the sons they gave To the freedom of the sea They will bless the day the U.S.A. fought for that liberty. 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_405
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 Love-Light Burning in the Window 'Till the Boys Come Marching Home
Composer
  • McHugh, Jimmy  
  • Caddigan, Jack  
Lyricist
  • McHugh, Jimmy  
  • Caddigan, Jack  
Publisher
D. W. Cooper Pub. Co.  
Place of Publication
Boston (Mass.)  
Year of Publication
1917  
Date of Copyright
1917-05-12
Lyrics
Keep the Lovelight Burning in the Window ‘Till the Boys Come Home Verse: As the shadows fall there’s a bugle call, Martial music fills the air There’s the tramp of feet on the city street Soldier boys are every where There’s a tear dimmed eye, there’s a mother’s sigh, There’s a sweetheart’s fond goodbye As they march away to face the fray To dare to do to die Refrain: Keep the lovelight burning in the window ’till the boys come marching home Your heart may yearn but they’ll return tho’ on battle fields they roam There’s a silver beacon shining through the darkest clouds of war, So keep the lovelight burning in the window for the boy you’re waiting for. Verse: When the war is done ev’ry mother’s son Will come marching home again With their flag unfurled showing all the world That they labored not in vain Then the hearts that crave for the sons they gave To the freedom of the sea They will bless the day the U.S.A. fought for that liberty. Refrain
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_405
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleKeep the Love-Light Burning in the Window 'Till the Boys Come Marching Home
Composer
  • McHugh, Jimmy  
  • Caddigan, Jack  
Lyricist
  • McHugh, Jimmy  
  • Caddigan, Jack  
PublisherD. W. Cooper Pub. Co.  
Place of PublicationBoston (Mass.)  
Year of Publication1917  
Date of Copyright1917-05-12
LyricsKeep the Lovelight Burning in the Window ‘Till the Boys Come Home Verse: As the shadows fall there’s a bugle call, Martial music fills the air There’s the tramp of feet on the city street Soldier boys are every where There’s a tear dimmed eye, there’s a mother’s sigh, There’s a sweetheart’s fond goodbye As they march away to face the fray To dare to do to die Refrain: Keep the lovelight burning in the window ’till the boys come marching home Your heart may yearn but they’ll return tho’ on battle fields they roam There’s a silver beacon shining through the darkest clouds of war, So keep the lovelight burning in the window for the boy you’re waiting for. Verse: When the war is done ev’ry mother’s son Will come marching home again With their flag unfurled showing all the world That they labored not in vain Then the hearts that crave for the sons they gave To the freedom of the sea They will bless the day the U.S.A. fought for that liberty. Refrain
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_405
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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