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Little French Mother, Good Bye!

Title
Little French Mother, Good Bye! - Lyrics
Composer
  • Caddigan, Jack  
  • Story, Chick  
Lyricist
  • Caddigan, Jack  
  • Story, Chick  
Publisher
Leo Feist Inc.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Lyrics
  • Little French Mother, Goodbye! Verse: Where the shadows gathered on that foreign shore, There they met to say goodbye and meet no more, As he took her in his arms to kiss away a tear, Softly he whispered in her ear: Refrain: “Little French mother, goodbye, goodbye, dry up the tear in your eye, Don’t cry, I knew from the start that someday we’d part, But down in my heart, oh, I wish I could stay a little long, Little French mother, don’t sigh, don’t sigh, A million others love you just the same as I, you did all a mother could, you’re the flow’r of womanhood, little French mother, goodbye!” Verse: “In the book of life on pages bound in gold, There they’ll find the sweetest story ever told, I will tell the world how much sweet mother love can do
  • And just how much we think of you.” Refrain
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Original Location
  • Record Series 12/9/96
  • Series 2, Box 17, Folder 5
Local Identifier
2014_12996_491
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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Title
Little French Mother, Good Bye!
Composer
  • Story, Chick  
  • Caddigan, Jack  
Lyricist
  • Story, Chick  
  • Caddigan, Jack  
Publisher
Leo Feist Inc.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1919  
Date of Copyright
1919-04-12
Lyrics
  • And just how much we think of you.” Refrain
  • Little French Mother, Goodbye! Verse: Where the shadows gathered on that foreign shore, There they met to say goodbye and meet no more, As he took her in his arms to kiss away a tear, Softly he whispered in her ear: Refrain: “Little French mother, goodbye, goodbye, dry up the tear in your eye, Don’t cry, I knew from the start that someday we’d part, But down in my heart, oh, I wish I could stay a little long, Little French mother, don’t sigh, don’t sigh, A million others love you just the same as I, you did all a mother could, you’re the flow’r of womanhood, little French mother, goodbye!” Verse: “In the book of life on pages bound in gold, There they’ll find the sweetest story ever told, I will tell the world how much sweet mother love can do
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 17, Folder 5
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_491
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleLittle French Mother, Good Bye!
Composer
  • Story, Chick  
  • Caddigan, Jack  
Lyricist
  • Story, Chick  
  • Caddigan, Jack  
PublisherLeo Feist Inc.  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication1919  
Date of Copyright1919-04-12
Lyrics
  • And just how much we think of you.” Refrain
  • Little French Mother, Goodbye! Verse: Where the shadows gathered on that foreign shore, There they met to say goodbye and meet no more, As he took her in his arms to kiss away a tear, Softly he whispered in her ear: Refrain: “Little French mother, goodbye, goodbye, dry up the tear in your eye, Don’t cry, I knew from the start that someday we’d part, But down in my heart, oh, I wish I could stay a little long, Little French mother, don’t sigh, don’t sigh, A million others love you just the same as I, you did all a mother could, you’re the flow’r of womanhood, little French mother, goodbye!” Verse: “In the book of life on pages bound in gold, There they’ll find the sweetest story ever told, I will tell the world how much sweet mother love can do
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 17, Folder 5
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier2014_12996_491
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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