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We're Coming Back to California

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Supplementary Document

Title
We're Coming Back To California - Lyrics
Composer
Walterstein, Frank  
Lyricist
Hogan, Ralph  
Publisher
Sherman, Clay & Co. (San Francisco, CA)  
Lyrics
  • We’re Coming Back to California Verse: Honey girl don’t sigh, dry those tears, don’t cry, I’ll be coming back some day
  • Though you write, you’re blue, little girl so true, because you know I’m far away. You know I love you best, girl of the Golden West, and the Land of the Western Sun. I’ll pack up right away for the old U.S.A.
  • for when the war is won, Refrain 1: I’m coming back to California, to the Golden West and you
  • I’m coming back to California to my little girl so true. How well I remember the tear in your eye, the day that I left you and kissed you good bye. I’m coming back to California, to the Golden West and you. Refrain 2: We’re coming back to California, to the Golden West and you
  • We’re coming back to California where the Sunshine Division grew. After wading through Europe and doing our bit, the road to the West is the trail we will hit. We’re coming back to California, to the Golden West and you. Verse: California’s throng will step right along from Paris to Berlin
  • Lad
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_833
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

Descriptive Information

Title
We're Coming Back to California
Composer
Walterstein, Frank  
Lyricist
Hogan, Ralph  
Publisher
Sherman, Clay & Co. (San Francisco, CA)  
Year of Publication
1918  
Date of Copyright
1918-04-08
Lyrics
  • Lad
  • We’re coming back to California where the Sunshine Division grew. After wading through Europe and doing our bit, the road to the West is the trail we will hit. We’re coming back to California, to the Golden West and you. Verse: California’s throng will step right along from Paris to Berlin
  • I’m coming back to California to my little girl so true. How well I remember the tear in your eye, the day that I left you and kissed you good bye. I’m coming back to California, to the Golden West and you. Refrain 2: We’re coming back to California, to the Golden West and you
  • for when the war is won, Refrain 1: I’m coming back to California, to the Golden West and you
  • Though you write, you’re blue, little girl so true, because you know I’m far away. You know I love you best, girl of the Golden West, and the Land of the Western Sun. I’ll pack up right away for the old U.S.A.
  • We’re Coming Back to California Verse: Honey girl don’t sigh, dry those tears, don’t cry, I’ll be coming back some day
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_833
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleWe're Coming Back to California
ComposerWalterstein, Frank  
LyricistHogan, Ralph  
PublisherSherman, Clay & Co. (San Francisco, CA)  
Year of Publication1918  
Date of Copyright1918-04-08
Lyrics
  • Lad
  • We’re coming back to California where the Sunshine Division grew. After wading through Europe and doing our bit, the road to the West is the trail we will hit. We’re coming back to California, to the Golden West and you. Verse: California’s throng will step right along from Paris to Berlin
  • I’m coming back to California to my little girl so true. How well I remember the tear in your eye, the day that I left you and kissed you good bye. I’m coming back to California, to the Golden West and you. Refrain 2: We’re coming back to California, to the Golden West and you
  • for when the war is won, Refrain 1: I’m coming back to California, to the Golden West and you
  • Though you write, you’re blue, little girl so true, because you know I’m far away. You know I love you best, girl of the Golden West, and the Land of the Western Sun. I’ll pack up right away for the old U.S.A.
  • We’re Coming Back to California Verse: Honey girl don’t sigh, dry those tears, don’t cry, I’ll be coming back some day
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_833
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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