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There's A Battlefield In Every Mother's Heart

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Title
There's A Battlefield In Every Mother's Heart - Lyrics
Composer
Jerome, M. K.  
Lyricist
Rogers, Howard E.  
Publisher
Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Lyrics
  • There’s a Battlefield in Every Mother’s Heart Verse: I watched a mother old and gray, read a letter from her lad
  • One of the first to sail away, and leave her poor heart sad. When I saw the tears in her dear eyes, they made me realize: Refrain: There’s a battle raging in each mother’s heart, there’s a struggle tearing it apart. Mem’ries so tender of her boy “out there
  • ” she won’t surrender, but fights her despair. Ev’ry message from him brings the tears to her eyes, but she has to play a soldier’s part
  • Her head is bowed in a pray’r ev’ry night, still she is proud he is there in the fight
  • Though she’s far, far away from the scene of the fray, there’s a battlefield in ev’ry mothers heart. Verse: Each mother played a noble part when they heard their country’s call
  • Altho’ it made the tear drops start, they gladly gave their all. Now they wait alone and only pray, that he’ll come back some day. 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_701
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
There's A Battlefield In Every Mother's Heart
Composer
Jerome, M. K.  
Lyricist
Rogers, Howard E.  
Publisher
Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1918  
Date of Copyright
1918-05-08
Lyrics
  • Altho’ it made the tear drops start, they gladly gave their all. Now they wait alone and only pray, that he’ll come back some day. Refrain
  • Though she’s far, far away from the scene of the fray, there’s a battlefield in ev’ry mothers heart. Verse: Each mother played a noble part when they heard their country’s call
  • Her head is bowed in a pray’r ev’ry night, still she is proud he is there in the fight
  • ” she won’t surrender, but fights her despair. Ev’ry message from him brings the tears to her eyes, but she has to play a soldier’s part
  • One of the first to sail away, and leave her poor heart sad. When I saw the tears in her dear eyes, they made me realize: Refrain: There’s a battle raging in each mother’s heart, there’s a struggle tearing it apart. Mem’ries so tender of her boy “out there
  • There’s a Battlefield in Every Mother’s Heart Verse: I watched a mother old and gray, read a letter from her lad
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_701
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleThere's A Battlefield In Every Mother's Heart
ComposerJerome, M. K.  
LyricistRogers, Howard E.  
PublisherWaterson, Berlin & Snyder Co.  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication1918  
Date of Copyright1918-05-08
Lyrics
  • Altho’ it made the tear drops start, they gladly gave their all. Now they wait alone and only pray, that he’ll come back some day. Refrain
  • Though she’s far, far away from the scene of the fray, there’s a battlefield in ev’ry mothers heart. Verse: Each mother played a noble part when they heard their country’s call
  • Her head is bowed in a pray’r ev’ry night, still she is proud he is there in the fight
  • ” she won’t surrender, but fights her despair. Ev’ry message from him brings the tears to her eyes, but she has to play a soldier’s part
  • One of the first to sail away, and leave her poor heart sad. When I saw the tears in her dear eyes, they made me realize: Refrain: There’s a battle raging in each mother’s heart, there’s a struggle tearing it apart. Mem’ries so tender of her boy “out there
  • There’s a Battlefield in Every Mother’s Heart Verse: I watched a mother old and gray, read a letter from her lad
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_701
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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