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When Our Boys Come Marching Home

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Title
When Our Boys Come Marching Home - Lyrics
Composer
Howard, Jos. E.  
Lyricist
Howard, Jos. E.  
Publisher
M. Witmark & Sons  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Lyrics
When Our Boys Come Marching Home Verse: When the boys out in the trenches, hear the word that they have won, Can you picture out the fun, when they know their work is done? For their thoughts are bound to wander, to the lass who said “goodbye,” That’s the scene appears before them, as a tear drops from their eye. So we now are homeward bound, for at last we’ve licked the hound. Refrain: So when our boys come marching home, from far across the briny foam, We’ll all meet them with a willing smile, so hide your tears if only for a while. They fought for truth and liberty, the longest fight in history. Raise your voices loud and give three cheers, when our boys come marching home. Verse: Many hearts will fill with gladness, when they hear the war is done, And our country it has won, and the enemy had to run! Many wives, sweethearts and mothers, will be praising up their sons, And with tears in eyes, you’ll hear these cries, “My boy, my boy, my son! You have proven you’re a man, you’re the
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 22, Folder 3
Local Identifier
2014_12996_781
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
When Our Boys Come Marching Home
Composer
Howard, Jos. E.  
Lyricist
Howard, Jos. E.  
Publisher
M. Witmark & Sons  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1917  
Date of Copyright
1917-12-28
Lyrics
When Our Boys Come Marching Home Verse: When the boys out in the trenches, hear the word that they have won, Can you picture out the fun, when they know their work is done? For their thoughts are bound to wander, to the lass who said “goodbye,” That’s the scene appears before them, as a tear drops from their eye. So we now are homeward bound, for at last we’ve licked the hound. Refrain: So when our boys come marching home, from far across the briny foam, We’ll all meet them with a willing smile, so hide your tears if only for a while. They fought for truth and liberty, the longest fight in history. Raise your voices loud and give three cheers, when our boys come marching home. Verse: Many hearts will fill with gladness, when they hear the war is done, And our country it has won, and the enemy had to run! Many wives, sweethearts and mothers, will be praising up their sons, And with tears in eyes, you’ll hear these cries, “My boy, my boy, my son! You have proven you’re a man, you’re the
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 22, Folder 3
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_781
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleWhen Our Boys Come Marching Home
ComposerHoward, Jos. E.  
LyricistHoward, Jos. E.  
PublisherM. Witmark & Sons  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication1917  
Date of Copyright1917-12-28
LyricsWhen Our Boys Come Marching Home Verse: When the boys out in the trenches, hear the word that they have won, Can you picture out the fun, when they know their work is done? For their thoughts are bound to wander, to the lass who said “goodbye,” That’s the scene appears before them, as a tear drops from their eye. So we now are homeward bound, for at last we’ve licked the hound. Refrain: So when our boys come marching home, from far across the briny foam, We’ll all meet them with a willing smile, so hide your tears if only for a while. They fought for truth and liberty, the longest fight in history. Raise your voices loud and give three cheers, when our boys come marching home. Verse: Many hearts will fill with gladness, when they hear the war is done, And our country it has won, and the enemy had to run! Many wives, sweethearts and mothers, will be praising up their sons, And with tears in eyes, you’ll hear these cries, “My boy, my boy, my son! You have proven you’re a man, you’re the
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 22, Folder 3
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier2014_12996_781
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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