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Oh Jack, When Are You Coming Back?

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Title
Oh! Jack, When Are You Coming Back - Lyrics
Composer
Lange, Arthur  
Lyricist
Sterling, Andrew B.  
Publisher
Joe Morris Music Co.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Lyrics
Oh Jack, When Are You Coming Back? Verse: A sailor boy was just about to sail away, Sail away, Down the bay, And from the crowd that stood upon the pier, A cheer, A tear, and then “good bye!” Refrain: Oh, Jack, when are you coming back? You left broken hearts And broken heads behind you, For you love just like you fight you swab, You’re always on the job. Wherever there’s both sure that’s the place to find you. Verse: When Jack’s ashore each lassie’s heart is filled with joy, Filled with joy, Ship ahoy, And tho’ his heart is not in ev’ry kiss, there’s bliss, They miss their sailor boy. 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 18, Folder 8
Local Identifier
2014_12996_530
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
Oh Jack, When Are You Coming Back?
Composer
Lange, Arthur  
Lyricist
Sterling, Andrew B.  
Publisher
Joe Morris Music Co.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1917  
Date of Copyright
1917-04-25
Lyrics
Oh Jack, When Are You Coming Back? Verse: A sailor boy was just about to sail away, Sail away, Down the bay, And from the crowd that stood upon the pier, A cheer, A tear, and then “good bye!” Refrain: Oh, Jack, when are you coming back? You left broken hearts And broken heads behind you, For you love just like you fight you swab, You’re always on the job. Wherever there’s both sure that’s the place to find you. Verse: When Jack’s ashore each lassie’s heart is filled with joy, Filled with joy, Ship ahoy, And tho’ his heart is not in ev’ry kiss, there’s bliss, They miss their sailor boy. 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 18, Folder 8
Local Identifier
2014_12996_530
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleOh Jack, When Are You Coming Back?
ComposerLange, Arthur  
LyricistSterling, Andrew B.  
PublisherJoe Morris Music Co.  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication1917  
Date of Copyright1917-04-25
LyricsOh Jack, When Are You Coming Back? Verse: A sailor boy was just about to sail away, Sail away, Down the bay, And from the crowd that stood upon the pier, A cheer, A tear, and then “good bye!” Refrain: Oh, Jack, when are you coming back? You left broken hearts And broken heads behind you, For you love just like you fight you swab, You’re always on the job. Wherever there’s both sure that’s the place to find you. Verse: When Jack’s ashore each lassie’s heart is filled with joy, Filled with joy, Ship ahoy, And tho’ his heart is not in ev’ry kiss, there’s bliss, They miss their sailor boy. 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 18, Folder 8
Local Identifier2014_12996_530
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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