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They're Coming Back

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No Copyright - United States

Supplementary Document

Title
They're Coming Back - Lyrics
Composer
Habelow, Sam  
Lyricist
Habelow, Sam  
Publisher
George Jeffrey and Samuel Habelow  
Lyrics
They’re Coming Back Verse: It’s time for us to brag and rave about our flag That floats over Yankee land so grand. Our Boys in blue and Khaki show’d that they were plucky When they took their stand in that foreign land. We’ll welcome them each one. Yes, every mother’s son. Refrain: They’re coming back. They’re coming back. We’ll go to meet them, we’ll go to greet them, Then we’ll cheer loud and clear for they did the “job” alright. You can bet that Bill the Kaiser will be sad but wiser, Hip, Hip, Hooray! Hip Hip Hooray! For they’re the boys who won the day. Raise your voices let the echos [sic] ring Ev’rybody join in and sing! They’re coming back! They’re coming back To their homes in the good old U.S.A.
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 4
Local Identifier
2014_12996_513
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

Descriptive Information

Title
They're Coming Back
Composer
Habelow, Sam  
Lyricist
Habelow, Sam  
Publisher
George Jeffrey and Samuel Habelow  
Year of Publication
1919  
Date of Copyright
1919-01-15
Lyrics
They’re Coming Back Verse: It’s time for us to brag and rave about our flag That floats over Yankee land so grand. Our Boys in blue and Khaki show’d that they were plucky When they took their stand in that foreign land. We’ll welcome them each one. Yes, every mother’s son. Refrain: They’re coming back. They’re coming back. We’ll go to meet them, we’ll go to greet them, Then we’ll cheer loud and clear for they did the “job” alright. You can bet that Bill the Kaiser will be sad but wiser, Hip, Hip, Hooray! Hip Hip Hooray! For they’re the boys who won the day. Raise your voices let the echos [sic] ring Ev’rybody join in and sing! They’re coming back! They’re coming back To their homes in the good old U.S.A.
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 4
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_513
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleThey're Coming Back
ComposerHabelow, Sam  
LyricistHabelow, Sam  
PublisherGeorge Jeffrey and Samuel Habelow  
Year of Publication1919  
Date of Copyright1919-01-15
LyricsThey’re Coming Back Verse: It’s time for us to brag and rave about our flag That floats over Yankee land so grand. Our Boys in blue and Khaki show’d that they were plucky When they took their stand in that foreign land. We’ll welcome them each one. Yes, every mother’s son. Refrain: They’re coming back. They’re coming back. We’ll go to meet them, we’ll go to greet them, Then we’ll cheer loud and clear for they did the “job” alright. You can bet that Bill the Kaiser will be sad but wiser, Hip, Hip, Hooray! Hip Hip Hooray! For they’re the boys who won the day. Raise your voices let the echos [sic] ring Ev’rybody join in and sing! They’re coming back! They’re coming back To their homes in the good old U.S.A.
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 18, Folder 4
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier2014_12996_513
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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