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While You're Away

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Supplementary Document

Title
While You're Away - Lyrics
Composer
  • Gilbert, L. Wolfe  
  • Friedland, Anatol  
Lyricist
  • Gilbert, L. Wolfe  
  • Friedland, Anatol  
Publisher
Gilbert & Friedland Inc.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Lyrics
While you’re Away Verse: His furlough time was over, he was told to say goodbye And though his heart was staunch and true a tear drop dimmed his eye His little mother by his side she smiled to hide her pain, And whispered softly let’s be brave, your tear drop is in vain. Refrain: While you’re away while you’re away I’ll keep the love light bright, so at night it will light, your way, dear, just think of me Where e’er you’ll be I’ll do my share, and bear, for someday while you’re away You’ll write and say our work is done and I am sailing homeward today Pack up your cares in a bundle of joy I’ll wait for you till it’s over my boy May God bless you while you’re away. Verse: As brave as any soldier is the mother of her son Her golden soul has done it’s share in ev’ry vict’ry won In years gone by and those to be, the soldier can recall, The message from his mother dear, he treasures more than all. 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_883
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

Descriptive Information

Title
While You're Away
Composer
  • Friedland, Anatol  
  • Gilbert, L. Wolfe  
Lyricist
  • Friedland, Anatol  
  • Gilbert, L. Wolfe  
Publisher
Gilbert & Friedland Inc.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1918  
Date of Copyright
1918-07-09
Lyrics
While you’re Away Verse: His furlough time was over, he was told to say goodbye And though his heart was staunch and true a tear drop dimmed his eye His little mother by his side she smiled to hide her pain, And whispered softly let’s be brave, your tear drop is in vain. Refrain: While you’re away while you’re away I’ll keep the love light bright, so at night it will light, your way, dear, just think of me Where e’er you’ll be I’ll do my share, and bear, for someday while you’re away You’ll write and say our work is done and I am sailing homeward today Pack up your cares in a bundle of joy I’ll wait for you till it’s over my boy May God bless you while you’re away. Verse: As brave as any soldier is the mother of her son Her golden soul has done it’s share in ev’ry vict’ry won In years gone by and those to be, the soldier can recall, The message from his mother dear, he treasures more than all. 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_883
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleWhile You're Away
Composer
  • Friedland, Anatol  
  • Gilbert, L. Wolfe  
Lyricist
  • Friedland, Anatol  
  • Gilbert, L. Wolfe  
PublisherGilbert & Friedland Inc.  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication1918  
Date of Copyright1918-07-09
LyricsWhile you’re Away Verse: His furlough time was over, he was told to say goodbye And though his heart was staunch and true a tear drop dimmed his eye His little mother by his side she smiled to hide her pain, And whispered softly let’s be brave, your tear drop is in vain. Refrain: While you’re away while you’re away I’ll keep the love light bright, so at night it will light, your way, dear, just think of me Where e’er you’ll be I’ll do my share, and bear, for someday while you’re away You’ll write and say our work is done and I am sailing homeward today Pack up your cares in a bundle of joy I’ll wait for you till it’s over my boy May God bless you while you’re away. Verse: As brave as any soldier is the mother of her son Her golden soul has done it’s share in ev’ry vict’ry won In years gone by and those to be, the soldier can recall, The message from his mother dear, he treasures more than all. 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_883
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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