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Welcome Home Verse: Skies of gray have given way to brightness, hearts that once were sad are feeling gay, The news has flashed around, our boys are homeward bound, And we’ll be there to meet them just to say. Refrain: Welcome home, the day of peace on earth is here, Welcome home, what words of cheer, We’ve kept our homefires a-burning while yearning for you, Your vacant chair is waiting too, you know you’re welcome home. Each mother’s heart sings out with joy, welcome home my soldier boy, And now that all the war clouds safely have past, and God has brought me sunshine at last, Oh welcome, welcome, you are welcome home. Verse: Ev’ry mother’s waiting for her loved one, ev’ry sweetheart’s waiting at the pier, Each baby will be glad, to see her fighting dad, And this whole nation’s proud to see you here. Refrain
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_841
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Welcome Home Verse: Skies of gray have given way to brightness, hearts that once were sad are feeling gay, The news has flashed around, our boys are homeward bound, And we’ll be there to meet them just to say. Refrain: Welcome home, the day of peace on earth is here, Welcome home, what words of cheer, We’ve kept our homefires a-burning while yearning for you, Your vacant chair is waiting too, you know you’re welcome home. Each mother’s heart sings out with joy, welcome home my soldier boy, And now that all the war clouds safely have past, and God has brought me sunshine at last, Oh welcome, welcome, you are welcome home. Verse: Ev’ry mother’s waiting for her loved one, ev’ry sweetheart’s waiting at the pier, Each baby will be glad, to see her fighting dad, And this whole nation’s proud to see you here. Refrain
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_841
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Welcome Home Verse: Skies of gray have given way to brightness, hearts that once were sad are feeling gay, The news has flashed around, our boys are homeward bound, And we’ll be there to meet them just to say. Refrain: Welcome home, the day of peace on earth is here, Welcome home, what words of cheer, We’ve kept our homefires a-burning while yearning for you, Your vacant chair is waiting too, you know you’re welcome home. Each mother’s heart sings out with joy, welcome home my soldier boy, And now that all the war clouds safely have past, and God has brought me sunshine at last, Oh welcome, welcome, you are welcome home. Verse: Ev’ry mother’s waiting for her loved one, ev’ry sweetheart’s waiting at the pier, Each baby will be glad, to see her fighting dad, And this whole nation’s proud to see you here. Refrain
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_841
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986