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When the War Is Over I'll Return to You

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Title
When The War Is Over I'll Return To You - Lyrics
Composer
Watson, Fredric  
Lyricist
Dudley, Bide  
Publisher
Meyer Cohen Music Pub. Co.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Lyrics
When the War is Over I’ll Return To You Verse: When Sammy comes marching home again, hooray, hooray, Then I’ll return to you, there’s going to be a happy wedding day, hooray, For sweetheart I’ve been true, dry your tears for I am coming, coming after while, Oh, honey girl, my sunny girl, I long to see your smile. Refrain: When the war is over I’ll return to you, we will live in clover as true lovers do. O’er my head is flying the old red, white and blue, Right “over the top,” we’ll go, my honey darling, then I’ll return to you. Verse: When Sammy comes marching home again, hooray, hooray, Then I’ll return to you, and when I return I’ll never go away, I’ll stay, Until this life is through, ev’ry shell a song is singing, singing “Home Sweet Home,” Oh honey girl, my sunny girl, from you I’ll never roam. 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_874
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

Descriptive Information

Title
When the War Is Over I'll Return to You
Composer
Watson, Fredric  
Lyricist
Dudley, Bide  
Publisher
Meyer Cohen Music Pub. Co.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1918  
Date of Copyright
1918-03-07
Lyrics
When the War is Over I’ll Return To You Verse: When Sammy comes marching home again, hooray, hooray, Then I’ll return to you, there’s going to be a happy wedding day, hooray, For sweetheart I’ve been true, dry your tears for I am coming, coming after while, Oh, honey girl, my sunny girl, I long to see your smile. Refrain: When the war is over I’ll return to you, we will live in clover as true lovers do. O’er my head is flying the old red, white and blue, Right “over the top,” we’ll go, my honey darling, then I’ll return to you. Verse: When Sammy comes marching home again, hooray, hooray, Then I’ll return to you, and when I return I’ll never go away, I’ll stay, Until this life is through, ev’ry shell a song is singing, singing “Home Sweet Home,” Oh honey girl, my sunny girl, from you I’ll never roam. 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_874
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleWhen the War Is Over I'll Return to You
ComposerWatson, Fredric  
LyricistDudley, Bide  
PublisherMeyer Cohen Music Pub. Co.  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication1918  
Date of Copyright1918-03-07
LyricsWhen the War is Over I’ll Return To You Verse: When Sammy comes marching home again, hooray, hooray, Then I’ll return to you, there’s going to be a happy wedding day, hooray, For sweetheart I’ve been true, dry your tears for I am coming, coming after while, Oh, honey girl, my sunny girl, I long to see your smile. Refrain: When the war is over I’ll return to you, we will live in clover as true lovers do. O’er my head is flying the old red, white and blue, Right “over the top,” we’ll go, my honey darling, then I’ll return to you. Verse: When Sammy comes marching home again, hooray, hooray, Then I’ll return to you, and when I return I’ll never go away, I’ll stay, Until this life is through, ev’ry shell a song is singing, singing “Home Sweet Home,” Oh honey girl, my sunny girl, from you I’ll never roam. 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_874
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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