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When I'm Thru with the Arms of the Army

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Title
When I'm Thru With The Arms Of The Army - Lyrics
Composer
Carroll, Earl  
Lyricist
Carroll, Earl  
Publisher
Leo Feist Inc.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Lyrics
When I’m thru with the Arms of the Army (I’ll Come Back to the Arms of You) Verse: When a boy tells a girlie his love, That’s the sweetest story ever told. But when you hear him say that he must go away, No sweetness does that story hold. You’ll see him wave “goodbye,” You’ll see her bravely try to dry The tiny teardrops in her eye. When she hears her sweetheart cry, Refrain: “When I’m thru with the arms of the army, I’ll come back to the arms of you. When the lines of the foe we are taking, My arms will be aching, For you they’ll be breaking. Oh, you know, I love you, But that old flag above you, I love it too. So when I’m thru with the arms of the army, I’ll come back to the arms of you.” Verse: Lift your head and be brave, little girl. Ev’ry boy has got his work to do, And tho’ you cry, I know you’d rather have me go Then try to stay behind with you. Who knows how long it’ll be, When I have sailed across the sea, So when you hear this melody, Will you sometimes think of me? 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_857
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
When I'm Thru with the Arms of the Army
Composer
Carroll, Earl  
Lyricist
Carroll, Earl  
Publisher
Leo Feist Inc.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1918  
Date of Copyright
1917-12-31
Lyrics
When I’m thru with the Arms of the Army (I’ll Come Back to the Arms of You) Verse: When a boy tells a girlie his love, That’s the sweetest story ever told. But when you hear him say that he must go away, No sweetness does that story hold. You’ll see him wave “goodbye,” You’ll see her bravely try to dry The tiny teardrops in her eye. When she hears her sweetheart cry, Refrain: “When I’m thru with the arms of the army, I’ll come back to the arms of you. When the lines of the foe we are taking, My arms will be aching, For you they’ll be breaking. Oh, you know, I love you, But that old flag above you, I love it too. So when I’m thru with the arms of the army, I’ll come back to the arms of you.” Verse: Lift your head and be brave, little girl. Ev’ry boy has got his work to do, And tho’ you cry, I know you’d rather have me go Then try to stay behind with you. Who knows how long it’ll be, When I have sailed across the sea, So when you hear this melody, Will you sometimes think of me? 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_857
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleWhen I'm Thru with the Arms of the Army
ComposerCarroll, Earl  
LyricistCarroll, Earl  
PublisherLeo Feist Inc.  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication1918  
Date of Copyright1917-12-31
LyricsWhen I’m thru with the Arms of the Army (I’ll Come Back to the Arms of You) Verse: When a boy tells a girlie his love, That’s the sweetest story ever told. But when you hear him say that he must go away, No sweetness does that story hold. You’ll see him wave “goodbye,” You’ll see her bravely try to dry The tiny teardrops in her eye. When she hears her sweetheart cry, Refrain: “When I’m thru with the arms of the army, I’ll come back to the arms of you. When the lines of the foe we are taking, My arms will be aching, For you they’ll be breaking. Oh, you know, I love you, But that old flag above you, I love it too. So when I’m thru with the arms of the army, I’ll come back to the arms of you.” Verse: Lift your head and be brave, little girl. Ev’ry boy has got his work to do, And tho’ you cry, I know you’d rather have me go Then try to stay behind with you. Who knows how long it’ll be, When I have sailed across the sea, So when you hear this melody, Will you sometimes think of me? 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_857
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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