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Somewhere in France

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Title
Somewhere in France - Lyrics
Composer
Stept, Sam H.  
Lyricist
Selden, Al  
Publisher
A. J. Stasny Music Co.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Lyrics
  • Somewhere in France Verse: See this little letter in my hand, It’s a summons to serve my native land Tho’ it grieves me dearie to my heart, There is nothing left to do so sweetheart we must part: Refrain 1: I’m off today on a ship that sails away and it’s bound for some port, somewhere in France. Dearie don’t cry, I will be back by and bye, when it’s all over there, and with France our debt is squared, when with Germany we’re through We’ll hoist the old red, white, and blue
  • So goodbye old pal, I’ll be thinking of you gal, when we reach that old port, somewhere in France. Refrain 2: I’m off today on a ship that sails away and it’s bound for some port, somewhere in France. Cheer up dear girl, Yankee boys are loyal all, if the Germans get gay, we’ll make them hail U.S.A., we’ll make Kaiser Bill shed tears For what he’s done these past few years
  • For we’ll call their bluff, and we’ll make them yell enough, when we reach that old port, somewhere in France. Verse: Tho’ they double cross’d u
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 19, Folder 10
Local Identifier
2014_12996_582
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
Somewhere in France
Composer
Stept, Sam H.  
Lyricist
Selden, Al  
Publisher
A. J. Stasny Music Co.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1917  
Date of Copyright
No copyright registered.
Lyrics
  • Somewhere in France Verse: See this little letter in my hand, It’s a summons to serve my native land Tho’ it grieves me dearie to my heart, There is nothing left to do so sweetheart we must part: Refrain 1: I’m off today on a ship that sails away and it’s bound for some port, somewhere in France. Dearie don’t cry, I will be back by and bye, when it’s all over there, and with France our debt is squared, when with Germany we’re through We’ll hoist the old red, white, and blue
  • So goodbye old pal, I’ll be thinking of you gal, when we reach that old port, somewhere in France. Refrain 2: I’m off today on a ship that sails away and it’s bound for some port, somewhere in France. Cheer up dear girl, Yankee boys are loyal all, if the Germans get gay, we’ll make them hail U.S.A., we’ll make Kaiser Bill shed tears For what he’s done these past few years
  • For we’ll call their bluff, and we’ll make them yell enough, when we reach that old port, somewhere in France. Verse: Tho’ they double cross’d u
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 19, Folder 10
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_582
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleSomewhere in France
ComposerStept, Sam H.  
LyricistSelden, Al  
PublisherA. J. Stasny Music Co.  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication1917  
Date of CopyrightNo copyright registered.
Lyrics
  • Somewhere in France Verse: See this little letter in my hand, It’s a summons to serve my native land Tho’ it grieves me dearie to my heart, There is nothing left to do so sweetheart we must part: Refrain 1: I’m off today on a ship that sails away and it’s bound for some port, somewhere in France. Dearie don’t cry, I will be back by and bye, when it’s all over there, and with France our debt is squared, when with Germany we’re through We’ll hoist the old red, white, and blue
  • So goodbye old pal, I’ll be thinking of you gal, when we reach that old port, somewhere in France. Refrain 2: I’m off today on a ship that sails away and it’s bound for some port, somewhere in France. Cheer up dear girl, Yankee boys are loyal all, if the Germans get gay, we’ll make them hail U.S.A., we’ll make Kaiser Bill shed tears For what he’s done these past few years
  • For we’ll call their bluff, and we’ll make them yell enough, when we reach that old port, somewhere in France. Verse: Tho’ they double cross’d u
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 19, Folder 10
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier2014_12996_582
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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