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When We Come Marching Home

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Title
When We Come Marching Home - Lyrics
Composer
Bowe, Patrick F.  
Lyricist
Bowe, Patrick F.  
Publisher
Patrick F. Bowe (Waterbury, CT)  
Lyrics
When We Come Marching Home Verse: I’m not afraid to go and be a soldier, I’m not afraid my orders to obey, I’m not afraid to cross the ocean over to fight for the dear old U.S.A. I love my officers and soldier comrades, I love the stars and stripes that wave so free, This dear land of my birth, is the queen of all the earth, this grand and noble land of liberty. Refrain: When we come marching home again, then you will hear this old refrain, Here comes the boys of the U.S.A., that’s what you’ll hear the people say. Don’t they look grand, listen to the band, marching to the tune of Dixieland, We will be proud when they shout out loud, “Hurrah for the boys of the U.S.A.” Verse: Our country by a foe is now in dangered [sic], she calles [sic] her sons to rally one and all, To crush the tyrant nobly they responded, each one proud to answer duty’s call. When by our officers we are commanded, we do what we are told with heart and vim, The men that we have here are the kind who know no fear, th
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_878
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 We Come Marching Home
Composer
Bowe, Patrick F.  
Lyricist
Bowe, Patrick F.  
Publisher
Patrick F. Bowe (Waterbury, CT)  
Year of Publication
1918  
Date of Copyright
1918-04-09
Lyrics
When We Come Marching Home Verse: I’m not afraid to go and be a soldier, I’m not afraid my orders to obey, I’m not afraid to cross the ocean over to fight for the dear old U.S.A. I love my officers and soldier comrades, I love the stars and stripes that wave so free, This dear land of my birth, is the queen of all the earth, this grand and noble land of liberty. Refrain: When we come marching home again, then you will hear this old refrain, Here comes the boys of the U.S.A., that’s what you’ll hear the people say. Don’t they look grand, listen to the band, marching to the tune of Dixieland, We will be proud when they shout out loud, “Hurrah for the boys of the U.S.A.” Verse: Our country by a foe is now in dangered [sic], she calles [sic] her sons to rally one and all, To crush the tyrant nobly they responded, each one proud to answer duty’s call. When by our officers we are commanded, we do what we are told with heart and vim, The men that we have here are the kind who know no fear, th
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_878
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleWhen We Come Marching Home
ComposerBowe, Patrick F.  
LyricistBowe, Patrick F.  
PublisherPatrick F. Bowe (Waterbury, CT)  
Year of Publication1918  
Date of Copyright1918-04-09
LyricsWhen We Come Marching Home Verse: I’m not afraid to go and be a soldier, I’m not afraid my orders to obey, I’m not afraid to cross the ocean over to fight for the dear old U.S.A. I love my officers and soldier comrades, I love the stars and stripes that wave so free, This dear land of my birth, is the queen of all the earth, this grand and noble land of liberty. Refrain: When we come marching home again, then you will hear this old refrain, Here comes the boys of the U.S.A., that’s what you’ll hear the people say. Don’t they look grand, listen to the band, marching to the tune of Dixieland, We will be proud when they shout out loud, “Hurrah for the boys of the U.S.A.” Verse: Our country by a foe is now in dangered [sic], she calles [sic] her sons to rally one and all, To crush the tyrant nobly they responded, each one proud to answer duty’s call. When by our officers we are commanded, we do what we are told with heart and vim, The men that we have here are the kind who know no fear, th
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_878
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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