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On the Road That Leads Back Home

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Title
On The Road That Leads Back Home - Lyrics
Composer
Rice, Gitz  
Lyricist
Rice, Gitz  
Publisher
G. Ricordi & Co.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Lyrics
On the Road That Leads Back Home Verse: I have a picture on my bureau, it says “I love you” on the frame, And ev’ry evening I’m always praying that you’ll come back again. I’m always happy in your mem’ry, you write such cheery letters too. Refrain: Oh, this war can’t last forever, you’ll come back someday to me, Ev’ry little while I see your smile across the open sea. And I’ll watch and pray for you, dear, for that ship to cross the foam, Then the bells of peace will be ringing, Ringing on the road that leads back home. Verse: The old road home looks just the same dear, the church bells ring each passing hour, These daily sorrows mean glad tomorrows, when you come back again. That’s why the picture on my bureau, speaks like the bells of peace to me. Refrain (Soldier’s version): War can’t last forever, I’ll come back someday to you, Ev’ry little while I see your smile across the ocean blue. And if fortune smiles on me, dear, while o’er the battle fields I roam, Then the bells of peace w
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 9
Local Identifier
2014_12996_558
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 That Leads Back Home
Composer
Rice, Gitz  
Lyricist
Rice, Gitz  
Publisher
G. Ricordi & Co.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1918  
Date of Copyright
1918-03-30
Lyrics
On the Road That Leads Back Home Verse: I have a picture on my bureau, it says “I love you” on the frame, And ev’ry evening I’m always praying that you’ll come back again. I’m always happy in your mem’ry, you write such cheery letters too. Refrain: Oh, this war can’t last forever, you’ll come back someday to me, Ev’ry little while I see your smile across the open sea. And I’ll watch and pray for you, dear, for that ship to cross the foam, Then the bells of peace will be ringing, Ringing on the road that leads back home. Verse: The old road home looks just the same dear, the church bells ring each passing hour, These daily sorrows mean glad tomorrows, when you come back again. That’s why the picture on my bureau, speaks like the bells of peace to me. Refrain (Soldier’s version): War can’t last forever, I’ll come back someday to you, Ev’ry little while I see your smile across the ocean blue. And if fortune smiles on me, dear, while o’er the battle fields I roam, Then the bells of peace w
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 9
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_558
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleOn the Road That Leads Back Home
ComposerRice, Gitz  
LyricistRice, Gitz  
PublisherG. Ricordi & Co.  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication1918  
Date of Copyright1918-03-30
LyricsOn the Road That Leads Back Home Verse: I have a picture on my bureau, it says “I love you” on the frame, And ev’ry evening I’m always praying that you’ll come back again. I’m always happy in your mem’ry, you write such cheery letters too. Refrain: Oh, this war can’t last forever, you’ll come back someday to me, Ev’ry little while I see your smile across the open sea. And I’ll watch and pray for you, dear, for that ship to cross the foam, Then the bells of peace will be ringing, Ringing on the road that leads back home. Verse: The old road home looks just the same dear, the church bells ring each passing hour, These daily sorrows mean glad tomorrows, when you come back again. That’s why the picture on my bureau, speaks like the bells of peace to me. Refrain (Soldier’s version): War can’t last forever, I’ll come back someday to you, Ev’ry little while I see your smile across the ocean blue. And if fortune smiles on me, dear, while o’er the battle fields I roam, Then the bells of peace w
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 18, Folder 9
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier2014_12996_558
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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