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On the Road to Home Sweet Home

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Supplementary Document

Title
On The Road To Home Sweet Home - Lyrics
Composer
Van Alstyne, Egbert  
Lyricist
Van Alstyne, Egbert  
Publisher
Jerome H. Remick & Co.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Lyrics
On the Road to Home Sweet Home Verse: Somewhere the stars are gleaming. Somewhere the moon shines bright. Somewhere the boys are dreaming. And thru the weary night, To ev’ry heart that’s lonely There comes a vision fair. Just a picture of home sweet home And a loved one waiting there. Refrain: There’s a window light a‐burning bright for someone out there. There’s a heart that’s ever yearning and a head bowed down in pray’r. There’s a loving hand to guide him Where e’er he may roam, Back again to peaceful valley On the road to home sweet home. Verse: Somewhere the day is breaking, Somewhere the bugle calls. Somewhere a heart is aching, Somewhere a tear drop falls. But there’s a smile behind it, Hope whispers, “Don’t you sigh, It’s a long way to home sweet home, We’ll get there bye and bye.” 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_532
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

Descriptive Information

Title
On the Road to Home Sweet Home
Composer
Van Alstyne, Egbert  
Lyricist
Van Alstyne, Egbert  
Publisher
Jerome H. Remick & Co.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1917  
Date of Copyright
1917-12-29
Lyrics
On the Road to Home Sweet Home Verse: Somewhere the stars are gleaming. Somewhere the moon shines bright. Somewhere the boys are dreaming. And thru the weary night, To ev’ry heart that’s lonely There comes a vision fair. Just a picture of home sweet home And a loved one waiting there. Refrain: There’s a window light a‐burning bright for someone out there. There’s a heart that’s ever yearning and a head bowed down in pray’r. There’s a loving hand to guide him Where e’er he may roam, Back again to peaceful valley On the road to home sweet home. Verse: Somewhere the day is breaking, Somewhere the bugle calls. Somewhere a heart is aching, Somewhere a tear drop falls. But there’s a smile behind it, Hope whispers, “Don’t you sigh, It’s a long way to home sweet home, We’ll get there bye and bye.” Refrain
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 18, Folder 8
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_532
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleOn the Road to Home Sweet Home
ComposerVan Alstyne, Egbert  
LyricistVan Alstyne, Egbert  
PublisherJerome H. Remick & Co.  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication1917  
Date of Copyright1917-12-29
LyricsOn the Road to Home Sweet Home Verse: Somewhere the stars are gleaming. Somewhere the moon shines bright. Somewhere the boys are dreaming. And thru the weary night, To ev’ry heart that’s lonely There comes a vision fair. Just a picture of home sweet home And a loved one waiting there. Refrain: There’s a window light a‐burning bright for someone out there. There’s a heart that’s ever yearning and a head bowed down in pray’r. There’s a loving hand to guide him Where e’er he may roam, Back again to peaceful valley On the road to home sweet home. Verse: Somewhere the day is breaking, Somewhere the bugle calls. Somewhere a heart is aching, Somewhere a tear drop falls. But there’s a smile behind it, Hope whispers, “Don’t you sigh, It’s a long way to home sweet home, We’ll get there bye and bye.” Refrain
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 18, Folder 8
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier2014_12996_532
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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