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What a Happy World This Will Be

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Supplementary Document

Title
What a Happy World This Will Be - Lyrics
Composer
Dixon, Harold  
Lyricist
Dixon, Harold  
Publisher
Dixon-Lane Publishing Co. (St Louis, MO)  
Lyrics
What a Happy World This Will Be Verse: Where flowers once were blooming, a battle now takes place, The cannon roar is sounding and foe meet face to face, But there’s an end to ev’rything sunshine comes after rain, Won’t ev’ry one be happy when there’s peace on earth again, Refrain: When the shot and shell has ceased to fire and there’s no more loss of lives, When the boys return to their sweethearts husbands come home to their wives, When all mother’s hearts are cheerful, and there’s freedom of the sea When they give Alsace Lorraine, back to France again, what a happy world this will be. Verse: Each loyal brother answers unto his country’s call, We all must do our duty be we great or small, But when the ‘wrongs’ are righted and the war clouds then will cease, I hope the ones who gave their lives may ever rest in peace, 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 5
Local Identifier
2014_12996_843
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
What a Happy World This Will Be
Composer
Dixon, Harold  
Lyricist
Dixon, Harold  
Publisher
Dixon-Lane Publishing Co. (St Louis, MO)  
Year of Publication
1918  
Date of Copyright
1918-04-01
Lyrics
What a Happy World This Will Be Verse: Where flowers once were blooming, a battle now takes place, The cannon roar is sounding and foe meet face to face, But there’s an end to ev’rything sunshine comes after rain, Won’t ev’ry one be happy when there’s peace on earth again, Refrain: When the shot and shell has ceased to fire and there’s no more loss of lives, When the boys return to their sweethearts husbands come home to their wives, When all mother’s hearts are cheerful, and there’s freedom of the sea When they give Alsace Lorraine, back to France again, what a happy world this will be. Verse: Each loyal brother answers unto his country’s call, We all must do our duty be we great or small, But when the ‘wrongs’ are righted and the war clouds then will cease, I hope the ones who gave their lives may ever rest in peace, 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 5
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_843
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleWhat a Happy World This Will Be
ComposerDixon, Harold  
LyricistDixon, Harold  
PublisherDixon-Lane Publishing Co. (St Louis, MO)  
Year of Publication1918  
Date of Copyright1918-04-01
LyricsWhat a Happy World This Will Be Verse: Where flowers once were blooming, a battle now takes place, The cannon roar is sounding and foe meet face to face, But there’s an end to ev’rything sunshine comes after rain, Won’t ev’ry one be happy when there’s peace on earth again, Refrain: When the shot and shell has ceased to fire and there’s no more loss of lives, When the boys return to their sweethearts husbands come home to their wives, When all mother’s hearts are cheerful, and there’s freedom of the sea When they give Alsace Lorraine, back to France again, what a happy world this will be. Verse: Each loyal brother answers unto his country’s call, We all must do our duty be we great or small, But when the ‘wrongs’ are righted and the war clouds then will cease, I hope the ones who gave their lives may ever rest in peace, Refrain
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 22, Folder 5
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier2014_12996_843
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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