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When the Band Plays "Indiana"

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Title
When The Band Plays "Indiana" - Lyrics
Composer
Gaston, Billy  
Lyricist
Gaston, Billy  
Publisher
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Lyrics
When the Band Plays “Indiana” (Then I’m Humming “Home Sweet Home”) Verse: A soldier boy sang “Home Sweet Home,” then offered up a pray’r, As strains of “Indiana” softly floated on the air, The music echoed in his heart, a tear fell with each note, He dreamed of happy days gone by as to his home he wrote: Refrain: When the band plays “Indiana” I am humming “Home Sweet Home,” It takes me back once more, beneath the sycamore, Tho’ I am far across the foam, I seem to be again beside the Wabash, Thru fields of new mown hay once more I roam, When the band plays “Indiana” then I’m humming “Home Sweet Home.” Verse: He heard the Wabash flowing as the sun was sinking low, He saw his mother in the door, the candlelight aglow, She seemed to greet him once again as he romped home from play, And tho’ the music stopped at last each echo seemed to say: 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_863
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 the Band Plays "Indiana"
Composer
Gaston, Billy  
Lyricist
Gaston, Billy  
Publisher
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1918  
Date of Copyright
1918-10-22
Lyrics
When the Band Plays “Indiana” (Then I’m Humming “Home Sweet Home”) Verse: A soldier boy sang “Home Sweet Home,” then offered up a pray’r, As strains of “Indiana” softly floated on the air, The music echoed in his heart, a tear fell with each note, He dreamed of happy days gone by as to his home he wrote: Refrain: When the band plays “Indiana” I am humming “Home Sweet Home,” It takes me back once more, beneath the sycamore, Tho’ I am far across the foam, I seem to be again beside the Wabash, Thru fields of new mown hay once more I roam, When the band plays “Indiana” then I’m humming “Home Sweet Home.” Verse: He heard the Wabash flowing as the sun was sinking low, He saw his mother in the door, the candlelight aglow, She seemed to greet him once again as he romped home from play, And tho’ the music stopped at last each echo seemed to say: 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_863
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleWhen the Band Plays "Indiana"
ComposerGaston, Billy  
LyricistGaston, Billy  
PublisherShapiro, Bernstein & Co.  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication1918  
Date of Copyright1918-10-22
LyricsWhen the Band Plays “Indiana” (Then I’m Humming “Home Sweet Home”) Verse: A soldier boy sang “Home Sweet Home,” then offered up a pray’r, As strains of “Indiana” softly floated on the air, The music echoed in his heart, a tear fell with each note, He dreamed of happy days gone by as to his home he wrote: Refrain: When the band plays “Indiana” I am humming “Home Sweet Home,” It takes me back once more, beneath the sycamore, Tho’ I am far across the foam, I seem to be again beside the Wabash, Thru fields of new mown hay once more I roam, When the band plays “Indiana” then I’m humming “Home Sweet Home.” Verse: He heard the Wabash flowing as the sun was sinking low, He saw his mother in the door, the candlelight aglow, She seemed to greet him once again as he romped home from play, And tho’ the music stopped at last each echo seemed to say: Refrain
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_863
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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