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We'll Do Our Share

Title
We'll Do Our Share - Lyrics
Composer
Egan, Jack  
Lyricist
  • Brown, Lew  
  • Harriman, Al  
Publisher
Broadway Music Corporation  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Lyrics
We’ll Do Our Share (While You’re Over There) Verse: Ev’ryone wants a little sunshine, and we can make it come to stay, If we all help at one time, we’ll drive the clouds away. Mothers are smiling tho’ they’re longing for those who are away, I know of one who wrote to her son, hear what she had to say. Refrain: I’m over here, you’re over there, and every night I say this prayer, Though I cannot be there, to bear your troubles and care, I hope you’ll do your share, it will comfort me so. You’ll always be my baby to me, in dreams I seem to see you back on my knee, You know the vict’ry must be won, and it’s up to you my son, We’ll do our share while you’re over there. Verse: Picture the boy who gets the letter, he starts to read “my darling boy,” Then he feels so much better, his heart just fills with joy. Knowing his mother doesn’t worry, knowing we’re with him too, By candle light, he reads ev’ry night, her letter through and through. Refrain
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 22, Folder 4
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_827
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
We'll Do Our Share
Composer
Egan, Jack  
Lyricist
  • Brown, Lew  
  • Harriman, Al  
Publisher
Broadway Music Corporation  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1918  
Date of Copyright
1918-04-16
Lyrics
We’ll Do Our Share (While You’re Over There) Verse: Ev’ryone wants a little sunshine, and we can make it come to stay, If we all help at one time, we’ll drive the clouds away. Mothers are smiling tho’ they’re longing for those who are away, I know of one who wrote to her son, hear what she had to say. Refrain: I’m over here, you’re over there, and every night I say this prayer, Though I cannot be there, to bear your troubles and care, I hope you’ll do your share, it will comfort me so. You’ll always be my baby to me, in dreams I seem to see you back on my knee, You know the vict’ry must be won, and it’s up to you my son, We’ll do our share while you’re over there. Verse: Picture the boy who gets the letter, he starts to read “my darling boy,” Then he feels so much better, his heart just fills with joy. Knowing his mother doesn’t worry, knowing we’re with him too, By candle light, he reads ev’ry night, her letter through and through. Refrain
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Original Location
  • Record Series 12/9/96
  • Series 2, Box 22, Folder 4
Local Identifier
2014_12996_827
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleWe'll Do Our Share
ComposerEgan, Jack  
Lyricist
  • Brown, Lew  
  • Harriman, Al  
PublisherBroadway Music Corporation  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication1918  
Date of Copyright1918-04-16
LyricsWe’ll Do Our Share (While You’re Over There) Verse: Ev’ryone wants a little sunshine, and we can make it come to stay, If we all help at one time, we’ll drive the clouds away. Mothers are smiling tho’ they’re longing for those who are away, I know of one who wrote to her son, hear what she had to say. Refrain: I’m over here, you’re over there, and every night I say this prayer, Though I cannot be there, to bear your troubles and care, I hope you’ll do your share, it will comfort me so. You’ll always be my baby to me, in dreams I seem to see you back on my knee, You know the vict’ry must be won, and it’s up to you my son, We’ll do our share while you’re over there. Verse: Picture the boy who gets the letter, he starts to read “my darling boy,” Then he feels so much better, his heart just fills with joy. Knowing his mother doesn’t worry, knowing we’re with him too, By candle light, he reads ev’ry night, her letter through and through. Refrain
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Original Location
  • Record Series 12/9/96
  • Series 2, Box 22, Folder 4
Local Identifier2014_12996_827
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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