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My Daddy's Coming Home

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Title
My Daddy's Coming Home - Lyrics
Composer
Cooper, David W.  
Lyricist
Cooper, David W.  
Publisher
D. W. Cooper Pub. Co.  
Place of Publication
Boston (Mass.)  
Lyrics
  • My Daddy’s Coming Home Verse: Hear the bells a-ringing, hear the whistles blow. Gee! But we’re glad, no one is sad, this is the greatest day we’ve ever had. See the love-light shining, in my mother’s eyes, Now listen while I tell you just why she’s in paradise. Refrain: My daddy’s coming home! My daddy’s coming home! Oh I’m jumping for joy, just like each girl and boy, who’s got someone over the foam
  • We’ve kept the homefires burning bright, and in the window there’s a light, All our worries are o’er, Mother will cry no more cause my daddy’s coming home. Verse: Oh! How long we’ve waited, for this day to come. They’re on their way, back home to stay, marching along to tune of fife and drum. When I see my daddy, I will climb his knee, And we’ll make up what we’ve missed since he went away from me. 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_440
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

Descriptive Information

Title
My Daddy's Coming Home
Composer
Cooper, David W.  
Lyricist
Cooper, David W.  
Publisher
D. W. Cooper Pub. Co.  
Place of Publication
Boston (Mass.)  
Year of Publication
1918  
Date of Copyright
1918-12-11
Lyrics
  • We’ve kept the homefires burning bright, and in the window there’s a light, All our worries are o’er, Mother will cry no more cause my daddy’s coming home. Verse: Oh! How long we’ve waited, for this day to come. They’re on their way, back home to stay, marching along to tune of fife and drum. When I see my daddy, I will climb his knee, And we’ll make up what we’ve missed since he went away from me. Refrain
  • My Daddy’s Coming Home Verse: Hear the bells a-ringing, hear the whistles blow. Gee! But we’re glad, no one is sad, this is the greatest day we’ve ever had. See the love-light shining, in my mother’s eyes, Now listen while I tell you just why she’s in paradise. Refrain: My daddy’s coming home! My daddy’s coming home! Oh I’m jumping for joy, just like each girl and boy, who’s got someone over the foam
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_440
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleMy Daddy's Coming Home
ComposerCooper, David W.  
LyricistCooper, David W.  
PublisherD. W. Cooper Pub. Co.  
Place of PublicationBoston (Mass.)  
Year of Publication1918  
Date of Copyright1918-12-11
Lyrics
  • We’ve kept the homefires burning bright, and in the window there’s a light, All our worries are o’er, Mother will cry no more cause my daddy’s coming home. Verse: Oh! How long we’ve waited, for this day to come. They’re on their way, back home to stay, marching along to tune of fife and drum. When I see my daddy, I will climb his knee, And we’ll make up what we’ve missed since he went away from me. Refrain
  • My Daddy’s Coming Home Verse: Hear the bells a-ringing, hear the whistles blow. Gee! But we’re glad, no one is sad, this is the greatest day we’ve ever had. See the love-light shining, in my mother’s eyes, Now listen while I tell you just why she’s in paradise. Refrain: My daddy’s coming home! My daddy’s coming home! Oh I’m jumping for joy, just like each girl and boy, who’s got someone over the foam
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_440
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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