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My Son

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No Copyright - United States

Supplementary Document

Title
My Son - Lyrics
Composer
Jacobs-Bond, Carrie  
Lyricist
Jacobs-Bond, Carrie  
Publisher
Carrie Jacobs-Bond & Son  
Place of Publication
Chicago (Ill.)  
Lyrics
  • My Son! Verse: My son! I proudly see him marching by, my only son, who goes maybe to die
  • The smile he sends me as he hurries past, will cheer my heart as long as life shall last. My son, my son! My son! Along the battlefields he goes
  • the agony of love a mother knows, Is following him through ev’ry hour each day, to be a comfort on his weary way. My son, my son! My son! Again I see him marching by, in all the world there’s only he and I. Thank God, thank God, the victory’s won! The world has freedom, and I have my son!
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_444
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

Descriptive Information

Title
My Son
Composer
Jacobs-Bond, Carrie  
Lyricist
Jacobs-Bond, Carrie  
Publisher
Carrie Jacobs-Bond & Son  
Place of Publication
Chicago (Ill.)  
Year of Publication
1918  
Date of Copyright
1918-08-30
Lyrics
  • the agony of love a mother knows, Is following him through ev’ry hour each day, to be a comfort on his weary way. My son, my son! My son! Again I see him marching by, in all the world there’s only he and I. Thank God, thank God, the victory’s won! The world has freedom, and I have my son!
  • The smile he sends me as he hurries past, will cheer my heart as long as life shall last. My son, my son! My son! Along the battlefields he goes
  • My Son! Verse: My son! I proudly see him marching by, my only son, who goes maybe to die
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_444
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleMy Son
ComposerJacobs-Bond, Carrie  
LyricistJacobs-Bond, Carrie  
PublisherCarrie Jacobs-Bond & Son  
Place of PublicationChicago (Ill.)  
Year of Publication1918  
Date of Copyright1918-08-30
Lyrics
  • the agony of love a mother knows, Is following him through ev’ry hour each day, to be a comfort on his weary way. My son, my son! My son! Again I see him marching by, in all the world there’s only he and I. Thank God, thank God, the victory’s won! The world has freedom, and I have my son!
  • The smile he sends me as he hurries past, will cheer my heart as long as life shall last. My son, my son! My son! Along the battlefields he goes
  • My Son! Verse: My son! I proudly see him marching by, my only son, who goes maybe to die
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_444
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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