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When Our Boys Are Coming Home

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Supplementary Document

Title
When Our Boys Are Coming Home - Lyrics
Composer
Hartigan, Annie  
Lyricist
Hartigan, Annie  
Publisher
National Music Co.  
Place of Publication
Chicago (Ill.)  
Lyrics
  • When the shoals at last are sighted, sounds the band notes full and strong, Clearly wafting o’er the waters strains of Paine’s familiar song. Refrain: There’ll be feasting in home circles, there’ll be bonfires on the hills, There’ll be ringing chimes in steeples, banners drooping from the sills. There will be a welcome, and a welc
  • When the warriors of the countries are withdrawing from the field, We will chant the glad Te-De-um, that their pacts be pleg’d and sealed. Refrain: There’ll be feasting in home circles, there’ll be bonfires on the hills, There’ll be ringing chimes in steeples, banners drooping from the sills. When the boys are coming, coming, when the boys are coming home. Verse: When the gen’ral gives his order, for the convoys to return, And the valor proven heroes, bring their trophies scars and wounds
  • When Our Boys Are Coming Home Verse: When the last drum beat has sounded, and the laurels have been won, When the mother’s pray’r is answered, for her boy, her soldier son
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_860
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

Descriptive Information

Title
When Our Boys Are Coming Home
Composer
Hartigan, Annie  
Lyricist
Hartigan, Annie  
Publisher
National Music Co.  
Place of Publication
Chicago (Ill.)  
Year of Publication
1918  
Date of Copyright
No copyright registered.
Lyrics
  • When Our Boys Are Coming Home Verse: When the last drum beat has sounded, and the laurels have been won, When the mother’s pray’r is answered, for her boy, her soldier son
  • When the warriors of the countries are withdrawing from the field, We will chant the glad Te-De-um, that their pacts be pleg’d and sealed. Refrain: There’ll be feasting in home circles, there’ll be bonfires on the hills, There’ll be ringing chimes in steeples, banners drooping from the sills. When the boys are coming, coming, when the boys are coming home. Verse: When the gen’ral gives his order, for the convoys to return, And the valor proven heroes, bring their trophies scars and wounds
  • When the shoals at last are sighted, sounds the band notes full and strong, Clearly wafting o’er the waters strains of Paine’s familiar song. Refrain: There’ll be feasting in home circles, there’ll be bonfires on the hills, There’ll be ringing chimes in steeples, banners drooping from the sills. There will be a welcome, and a welc
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_860
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleWhen Our Boys Are Coming Home
ComposerHartigan, Annie  
LyricistHartigan, Annie  
PublisherNational Music Co.  
Place of PublicationChicago (Ill.)  
Year of Publication1918  
Date of CopyrightNo copyright registered.
Lyrics
  • When Our Boys Are Coming Home Verse: When the last drum beat has sounded, and the laurels have been won, When the mother’s pray’r is answered, for her boy, her soldier son
  • When the warriors of the countries are withdrawing from the field, We will chant the glad Te-De-um, that their pacts be pleg’d and sealed. Refrain: There’ll be feasting in home circles, there’ll be bonfires on the hills, There’ll be ringing chimes in steeples, banners drooping from the sills. When the boys are coming, coming, when the boys are coming home. Verse: When the gen’ral gives his order, for the convoys to return, And the valor proven heroes, bring their trophies scars and wounds
  • When the shoals at last are sighted, sounds the band notes full and strong, Clearly wafting o’er the waters strains of Paine’s familiar song. Refrain: There’ll be feasting in home circles, there’ll be bonfires on the hills, There’ll be ringing chimes in steeples, banners drooping from the sills. There will be a welcome, and a welc
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Record Series 12/9/96
  • Series 2, Box 22, Folder 5
Local Identifier2014_12996_860
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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