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Then You Can Come Back to Me

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No Copyright - United States

Supplementary Document

Title
Then You Can Come Back To Me - 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
Then You Can Come Back to Me Verse: Wonderful boy, wonderful girl, so hard to part he is leaving Her heart is strong, ‘tis not for long he, strange to say does the grieving “When shall I come back to you, dear? When will the old love renew, dear? Girlies replies, “Save all your sighs here’s when I’ll want you: Refrain: After the battle is over, and you’ve fought, as you ought to have done After you’ve served for your country and the struggle for freedom is won When you’ve revenged little Belgium and when peace on this earth there shall be, After you’ve covered yourself with glory, then you can come back to me. Verse: Wonderful girl, proud of her boy somewhere in France he is fighting Stories are told, deeds brave and bold each message reads more exciting What she had said when they parted filled him with cheer, when he started On to the fray, to win the day he could hear her say: 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 21, Folder 1
Local Identifier
2014_12996_698
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

Descriptive Information

Title
Then You Can Come Back to Me
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
1918-01-26
Lyrics
Then You Can Come Back to Me Verse: Wonderful boy, wonderful girl, so hard to part he is leaving Her heart is strong, ‘tis not for long he, strange to say does the grieving “When shall I come back to you, dear? When will the old love renew, dear? Girlies replies, “Save all your sighs here’s when I’ll want you: Refrain: After the battle is over, and you’ve fought, as you ought to have done After you’ve served for your country and the struggle for freedom is won When you’ve revenged little Belgium and when peace on this earth there shall be, After you’ve covered yourself with glory, then you can come back to me. Verse: Wonderful girl, proud of her boy somewhere in France he is fighting Stories are told, deeds brave and bold each message reads more exciting What she had said when they parted filled him with cheer, when he started On to the fray, to win the day he could hear her say: 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 21, Folder 1
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_698
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleThen You Can Come Back to Me
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 Copyright1918-01-26
LyricsThen You Can Come Back to Me Verse: Wonderful boy, wonderful girl, so hard to part he is leaving Her heart is strong, ‘tis not for long he, strange to say does the grieving “When shall I come back to you, dear? When will the old love renew, dear? Girlies replies, “Save all your sighs here’s when I’ll want you: Refrain: After the battle is over, and you’ve fought, as you ought to have done After you’ve served for your country and the struggle for freedom is won When you’ve revenged little Belgium and when peace on this earth there shall be, After you’ve covered yourself with glory, then you can come back to me. Verse: Wonderful girl, proud of her boy somewhere in France he is fighting Stories are told, deeds brave and bold each message reads more exciting What she had said when they parted filled him with cheer, when he started On to the fray, to win the day he could hear her say: Refrain
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 21, Folder 1
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier2014_12996_698
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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