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Will You Say to My Dear Mammy

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Title
Will You Say to My Dear Mammy - Lyrics
Composer
Rahner, William  
Lyricist
Thornton, M. C.  
Publisher
M. C. Thornton (New Albany, IN)  
Lyrics
  • Will You Say To My Dear Mammy Verse: It may be perchance, that from somewhere in France, a voice will come over the sea
  • For a brave Dixie boy, a mother’s proud joy, was dying for sweet liberty. He was paying full price, with his life’s sacrifice, as he called to the flag in the breeze
  • He asked it to say, to his folks far away, the words in the message are these. Refrain: Will you say to my dear mammy, that I’m with my Uncle Sammy, Tell her that I’ve gone across the briny deep blue sea
  • Will you say to sweetheart “Cory,” that I fought for dear old glory, Tell the folks, God bless them all, to say a pray’r for me. Verse: He fought in the trench, with the English and French, he fought with Erin’s bold sons
  • He went to the notch, with Italian and Scotch, to battle for freedom with Huns. The flag, oh so fair, riding queen of the air, gently spake the next day to the breeze
  • And it seem’d to say, to his folks far away, the words in the message are these. 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_886
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

Descriptive Information

Title
Will You Say to My Dear Mammy
Composer
Rahner, William  
Lyricist
Thornton, M. C.  
Publisher
M. C. Thornton (New Albany, IN)  
Year of Publication
1918  
Date of Copyright
1918-02-18
Lyrics
  • He asked it to say, to his folks far away, the words in the message are these. Refrain: Will you say to my dear mammy, that I’m with my Uncle Sammy, Tell her that I’ve gone across the briny deep blue sea
  • For a brave Dixie boy, a mother’s proud joy, was dying for sweet liberty. He was paying full price, with his life’s sacrifice, as he called to the flag in the breeze
  • Will You Say To My Dear Mammy Verse: It may be perchance, that from somewhere in France, a voice will come over the sea
  • Will you say to sweetheart “Cory,” that I fought for dear old glory, Tell the folks, God bless them all, to say a pray’r for me. Verse: He fought in the trench, with the English and French, he fought with Erin’s bold sons
  • And it seem’d to say, to his folks far away, the words in the message are these. Refrain
  • He went to the notch, with Italian and Scotch, to battle for freedom with Huns. The flag, oh so fair, riding queen of the air, gently spake the next day to the breeze
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_886
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleWill You Say to My Dear Mammy
ComposerRahner, William  
LyricistThornton, M. C.  
PublisherM. C. Thornton (New Albany, IN)  
Year of Publication1918  
Date of Copyright1918-02-18
Lyrics
  • He asked it to say, to his folks far away, the words in the message are these. Refrain: Will you say to my dear mammy, that I’m with my Uncle Sammy, Tell her that I’ve gone across the briny deep blue sea
  • For a brave Dixie boy, a mother’s proud joy, was dying for sweet liberty. He was paying full price, with his life’s sacrifice, as he called to the flag in the breeze
  • Will You Say To My Dear Mammy Verse: It may be perchance, that from somewhere in France, a voice will come over the sea
  • Will you say to sweetheart “Cory,” that I fought for dear old glory, Tell the folks, God bless them all, to say a pray’r for me. Verse: He fought in the trench, with the English and French, he fought with Erin’s bold sons
  • And it seem’d to say, to his folks far away, the words in the message are these. Refrain
  • He went to the notch, with Italian and Scotch, to battle for freedom with Huns. The flag, oh so fair, riding queen of the air, gently spake the next day to the breeze
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_886
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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