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That's a Mother's Liberty Loan

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Title
That's A Mother's Liberty Loan - Lyrics
Composer
  • Gaskill, Clarence  
  • Gaskill, Mayo  
  • Gaskill, Tally  
Lyricist
  • Gaskill, Clarence  
  • Gaskill, Mayo  
  • Gaskill, Tally  
Publisher
M. Witmark & Sons  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Lyrics
That’s a Mother’s Liberty Loan Verse: There’s a lonely little mother in a lonely little home tonight. She’s thinking of her soldier boy who marched away to fight. Though she’s only one in millions, and she has no gold to spare. Her tear-dimmed eyes just seem to say: “I think I’ve done my share.” Refrain: I gave my boy to Uncle Sam to fight for you and me. Just like his dad at Gettysburgh in Eighteen Sixty Three. If life must pay for liberty, I’m giving all I own. And when the battle is won, I’ll take back my son, That’s a mother’s liberty loan! Verse: Ev’ry night this lonely mother has a dream that makes her sad. She seems to see her soldier boy when he was but a lad. He is playing with his soldier toys, they’re scattered oér the floor. She never thought that someday he would hear the call of war. 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 20, Folder 8
Local Identifier
2014_12996_666
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

Descriptive Information

Title
That's a Mother's Liberty Loan
Composer
  • Gaskill, Tally  
  • Gaskill, Mayo  
  • Gaskill, Clarence  
Lyricist
  • Gaskill, Tally  
  • Gaskill, Mayo  
  • Gaskill, Clarence  
Publisher
M. Witmark & Sons  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1917  
Date of Copyright
1917-11-01
Lyrics
That’s a Mother’s Liberty Loan Verse: There’s a lonely little mother in a lonely little home tonight. She’s thinking of her soldier boy who marched away to fight. Though she’s only one in millions, and she has no gold to spare. Her tear-dimmed eyes just seem to say: “I think I’ve done my share.” Refrain: I gave my boy to Uncle Sam to fight for you and me. Just like his dad at Gettysburgh in Eighteen Sixty Three. If life must pay for liberty, I’m giving all I own. And when the battle is won, I’ll take back my son, That’s a mother’s liberty loan! Verse: Ev’ry night this lonely mother has a dream that makes her sad. She seems to see her soldier boy when he was but a lad. He is playing with his soldier toys, they’re scattered oér the floor. She never thought that someday he would hear the call of war. 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 20, Folder 8
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_666
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleThat's a Mother's Liberty Loan
Composer
  • Gaskill, Tally  
  • Gaskill, Mayo  
  • Gaskill, Clarence  
Lyricist
  • Gaskill, Tally  
  • Gaskill, Mayo  
  • Gaskill, Clarence  
PublisherM. Witmark & Sons  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication1917  
Date of Copyright1917-11-01
LyricsThat’s a Mother’s Liberty Loan Verse: There’s a lonely little mother in a lonely little home tonight. She’s thinking of her soldier boy who marched away to fight. Though she’s only one in millions, and she has no gold to spare. Her tear-dimmed eyes just seem to say: “I think I’ve done my share.” Refrain: I gave my boy to Uncle Sam to fight for you and me. Just like his dad at Gettysburgh in Eighteen Sixty Three. If life must pay for liberty, I’m giving all I own. And when the battle is won, I’ll take back my son, That’s a mother’s liberty loan! Verse: Ev’ry night this lonely mother has a dream that makes her sad. She seems to see her soldier boy when he was but a lad. He is playing with his soldier toys, they’re scattered oér the floor. She never thought that someday he would hear the call of war. Refrain
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 20, Folder 8
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier2014_12996_666
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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