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Then I'll Come Back to You

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Title
Then I'll Come Back To You - Lyrics
Composer
Bratton, John W.  
Lyricist
Bratton, John W.  
Publisher
M. Witmark & Sons  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Lyrics
Then I’ll Come Back to You Verse: While cannons roar and thunder far across the deep blue sea, There’s a little girl at home whose heart is breaking. And while she sits and wonders where her soldier boy can be, He is somewhere in the trenches for France and Liberty. But thro’ her tears today I see her smile with joy, She reads this letter from her darling soldier boy. First Refrain: When the fatherland has Boston beans for breakfast ev’ry day, then I’ll come back to you. When they change “Unter der Linden” and rechristen it Broadway, then I’ll come back to you. When the Stars and Stripes are flying from each Castle on the Rhine, And German Bands are playing Yankee Doodle in ragtime, And the Kaiser tells his people, “Uncle Sam’s a friend of mine,” Then I’ll come back to you. Verse: When all this war is over and we’ve licked the enemy, What a welcome waits the boys who’ll be returning. Then hearts will cease their yearning for the boys across the sea, And we’ll all be glad to see France
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_669
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
Then I'll Come Back to You
Composer
Bratton, John W.  
Lyricist
Bratton, John W.  
Publisher
M. Witmark & Sons  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1917  
Date of Copyright
1917-09-07
Lyrics
Then I’ll Come Back to You Verse: While cannons roar and thunder far across the deep blue sea, There’s a little girl at home whose heart is breaking. And while she sits and wonders where her soldier boy can be, He is somewhere in the trenches for France and Liberty. But thro’ her tears today I see her smile with joy, She reads this letter from her darling soldier boy. First Refrain: When the fatherland has Boston beans for breakfast ev’ry day, then I’ll come back to you. When they change “Unter der Linden” and rechristen it Broadway, then I’ll come back to you. When the Stars and Stripes are flying from each Castle on the Rhine, And German Bands are playing Yankee Doodle in ragtime, And the Kaiser tells his people, “Uncle Sam’s a friend of mine,” Then I’ll come back to you. Verse: When all this war is over and we’ve licked the enemy, What a welcome waits the boys who’ll be returning. Then hearts will cease their yearning for the boys across the sea, And we’ll all be glad to see France
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_669
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleThen I'll Come Back to You
ComposerBratton, John W.  
LyricistBratton, John W.  
PublisherM. Witmark & Sons  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication1917  
Date of Copyright1917-09-07
LyricsThen I’ll Come Back to You Verse: While cannons roar and thunder far across the deep blue sea, There’s a little girl at home whose heart is breaking. And while she sits and wonders where her soldier boy can be, He is somewhere in the trenches for France and Liberty. But thro’ her tears today I see her smile with joy, She reads this letter from her darling soldier boy. First Refrain: When the fatherland has Boston beans for breakfast ev’ry day, then I’ll come back to you. When they change “Unter der Linden” and rechristen it Broadway, then I’ll come back to you. When the Stars and Stripes are flying from each Castle on the Rhine, And German Bands are playing Yankee Doodle in ragtime, And the Kaiser tells his people, “Uncle Sam’s a friend of mine,” Then I’ll come back to you. Verse: When all this war is over and we’ve licked the enemy, What a welcome waits the boys who’ll be returning. Then hearts will cease their yearning for the boys across the sea, And we’ll all be glad to see France
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_669
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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