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Way Back Home in Dear America

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Title
Way Back Home In Dear America - Lyrics
Composer
Rathbone, Laura  
Lyricist
Rathbone, Laura  
Publisher
Laura Rathbone (Kenilworth, IL)  
Lyrics
Way Back Home in Dear America Verse: It’s a long way back to old America, to the only girl I long to see, To that little old home town, and a girl with eyes of brown, who is waiting there for me. Though ‘tis many miles away, I am going back someday, to the girl who is all the world to me, To that country o’er the sea, sweetest land of liberty, for she is waiting there for me. Refrain: Way back home in dear America, there’s a girl I long to see Way back home in dear America, there my longing heart would be Way back home in dear America, far across the stormy sea, Way back home in dear America, she is waiting there for me. Verse: It’s a long way back to old dear America, but my longing heart is oft-times there, For no matter where I roam, there is no place like home, where I never knew a care. With the girl you love the best, in that little old home nest, oh she’s the only girl I long to see, For she’s loyal and she’s true, to our flag, red, white and blue, and to our boys on land and se
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 4
Local Identifier
2014_12996_814
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

Descriptive Information

Title
Way Back Home in Dear America
Composer
Rathbone, Laura  
Lyricist
Rathbone, Laura  
Publisher
Laura Rathbone (Kenilworth, IL)  
Year of Publication
1918  
Date of Copyright
1918-01-04
Lyrics
Way Back Home in Dear America Verse: It’s a long way back to old America, to the only girl I long to see, To that little old home town, and a girl with eyes of brown, who is waiting there for me. Though ‘tis many miles away, I am going back someday, to the girl who is all the world to me, To that country o’er the sea, sweetest land of liberty, for she is waiting there for me. Refrain: Way back home in dear America, there’s a girl I long to see Way back home in dear America, there my longing heart would be Way back home in dear America, far across the stormy sea, Way back home in dear America, she is waiting there for me. Verse: It’s a long way back to old dear America, but my longing heart is oft-times there, For no matter where I roam, there is no place like home, where I never knew a care. With the girl you love the best, in that little old home nest, oh she’s the only girl I long to see, For she’s loyal and she’s true, to our flag, red, white and blue, and to our boys on land and se
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 4
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_814
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleWay Back Home in Dear America
ComposerRathbone, Laura  
LyricistRathbone, Laura  
PublisherLaura Rathbone (Kenilworth, IL)  
Year of Publication1918  
Date of Copyright1918-01-04
LyricsWay Back Home in Dear America Verse: It’s a long way back to old America, to the only girl I long to see, To that little old home town, and a girl with eyes of brown, who is waiting there for me. Though ‘tis many miles away, I am going back someday, to the girl who is all the world to me, To that country o’er the sea, sweetest land of liberty, for she is waiting there for me. Refrain: Way back home in dear America, there’s a girl I long to see Way back home in dear America, there my longing heart would be Way back home in dear America, far across the stormy sea, Way back home in dear America, she is waiting there for me. Verse: It’s a long way back to old dear America, but my longing heart is oft-times there, For no matter where I roam, there is no place like home, where I never knew a care. With the girl you love the best, in that little old home nest, oh she’s the only girl I long to see, For she’s loyal and she’s true, to our flag, red, white and blue, and to our boys on land and se
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 22, Folder 4
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier2014_12996_814
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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