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Mothers of France

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Title
Mothers of France - Lyrics
Composer
Wood, Leo  
Lyricist
Wood, Leo  
Publisher
Meyer Cohen Music Pub. Co.  
Lyrics
Mothers of France Verse: Kneeling in sorrow I see you there, heartbroken mothers of France, Patiently offering up your pray’r, heartbroken mothers of France. You’ve borne the burden for many a day, now other mother’s sons enter the fray. Refrain: Mothers of France, heartbroken mothers of France, God bless your sons, ev’ryone, for the fighting they have done. They fought as never before, they kept the “hun” from our door, And gave the world a fighting chance, oh, mothers of France, You sonless mothers of France, the world will never forget the debt it owes to you, And ev’ry mother now is praying, and to ev’ry son they’re saying, Go out and fight for the right and the mothers of France. Verse: Don’t think your praying has been in vain, heartbroken mothers of France, All that was yours will be yours again, heartbroken mothers of France. We’ll never stop, let it cost what it may, yours is a debt we can never repay. 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 17, Folder 10
Local Identifier
2014_12996_434
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

Descriptive Information

Title
Mothers of France
Composer
Wood, Leo  
Lyricist
Wood, Leo  
Publisher
Meyer Cohen Music Pub. Co.  
Year of Publication
1918  
Date of Copyright
1918-03-23
Lyrics
Mothers of France Verse: Kneeling in sorrow I see you there, heartbroken mothers of France, Patiently offering up your pray’r, heartbroken mothers of France. You’ve borne the burden for many a day, now other mother’s sons enter the fray. Refrain: Mothers of France, heartbroken mothers of France, God bless your sons, ev’ryone, for the fighting they have done. They fought as never before, they kept the “hun” from our door, And gave the world a fighting chance, oh, mothers of France, You sonless mothers of France, the world will never forget the debt it owes to you, And ev’ry mother now is praying, and to ev’ry son they’re saying, Go out and fight for the right and the mothers of France. Verse: Don’t think your praying has been in vain, heartbroken mothers of France, All that was yours will be yours again, heartbroken mothers of France. We’ll never stop, let it cost what it may, yours is a debt we can never repay. 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 17, Folder 10
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_434
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleMothers of France
ComposerWood, Leo  
LyricistWood, Leo  
PublisherMeyer Cohen Music Pub. Co.  
Year of Publication1918  
Date of Copyright1918-03-23
LyricsMothers of France Verse: Kneeling in sorrow I see you there, heartbroken mothers of France, Patiently offering up your pray’r, heartbroken mothers of France. You’ve borne the burden for many a day, now other mother’s sons enter the fray. Refrain: Mothers of France, heartbroken mothers of France, God bless your sons, ev’ryone, for the fighting they have done. They fought as never before, they kept the “hun” from our door, And gave the world a fighting chance, oh, mothers of France, You sonless mothers of France, the world will never forget the debt it owes to you, And ev’ry mother now is praying, and to ev’ry son they’re saying, Go out and fight for the right and the mothers of France. Verse: Don’t think your praying has been in vain, heartbroken mothers of France, All that was yours will be yours again, heartbroken mothers of France. We’ll never stop, let it cost what it may, yours is a debt we can never repay. Refrain
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 17, Folder 10
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier2014_12996_434
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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