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Mothers of Men

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No Copyright - United States

Supplementary Document

Title
Mothers of Men - Lyrics
Composer
Edwards, Gus  
Lyricist
Cobb, Will D.  
Publisher
Jos. W. Stern & Co.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Lyrics
  • Sons and daughters of another age, proudly they’ll read the story, And their eyes will glow with the pride they show, grand honors to bestow. But what of the ones, who in vain will wait by castle and cottage gate. Refrain
  • Sons and brothers in the years to come, subject of song and story, And the deeds they’ve done and the deeds they’ll do, prove them all heroes true. But to who think you is the credit due? Just listen and I’ll tell you. Refrain: Mothers of men of England, mothers of Germany, Mothers of France and Russia, America and Italy. It is now and it will be forever, here at home or on fields afar, Oh! It is not the men, but the mothers of men, that make men what they are. Verse: Someday written down on hist’ry’s page, will be the deeds of glory
  • Mothers of Men Verse: Yeoman fighting under foreign skies, treading the paths of glory
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_435
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 Men
Composer
Edwards, Gus  
Lyricist
Cobb, Will D.  
Publisher
Jos. W. Stern & Co.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1917  
Date of Copyright
1917-05-25
Lyrics
  • Mothers of Men Verse: Yeoman fighting under foreign skies, treading the paths of glory
  • Sons and brothers in the years to come, subject of song and story, And the deeds they’ve done and the deeds they’ll do, prove them all heroes true. But to who think you is the credit due? Just listen and I’ll tell you. Refrain: Mothers of men of England, mothers of Germany, Mothers of France and Russia, America and Italy. It is now and it will be forever, here at home or on fields afar, Oh! It is not the men, but the mothers of men, that make men what they are. Verse: Someday written down on hist’ry’s page, will be the deeds of glory
  • Sons and daughters of another age, proudly they’ll read the story, And their eyes will glow with the pride they show, grand honors to bestow. But what of the ones, who in vain will wait by castle and cottage gate. 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_435
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleMothers of Men
ComposerEdwards, Gus  
LyricistCobb, Will D.  
PublisherJos. W. Stern & Co.  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication1917  
Date of Copyright1917-05-25
Lyrics
  • Mothers of Men Verse: Yeoman fighting under foreign skies, treading the paths of glory
  • Sons and brothers in the years to come, subject of song and story, And the deeds they’ve done and the deeds they’ll do, prove them all heroes true. But to who think you is the credit due? Just listen and I’ll tell you. Refrain: Mothers of men of England, mothers of Germany, Mothers of France and Russia, America and Italy. It is now and it will be forever, here at home or on fields afar, Oh! It is not the men, but the mothers of men, that make men what they are. Verse: Someday written down on hist’ry’s page, will be the deeds of glory
  • Sons and daughters of another age, proudly they’ll read the story, And their eyes will glow with the pride they show, grand honors to bestow. But what of the ones, who in vain will wait by castle and cottage gate. Refrain
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Record Series 12/9/96
  • Series 2, Box 17, Folder 10
Local Identifier2014_12996_435
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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