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There's a Red Bordered Flag in the Window

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Title
There's A Red Bordered Flag In The Window - Lyrics
Composer
Shannon, J. R.  
Lyricist
Ziemer, Fred  
Publisher
Vandersloot Music Pub. Co. (Williamsport, PA)  
Lyrics
  • There’s a Red Bordered Flag in the Window Verse: Why are you sad little mother, why do your eyes fill with tears? Surely some sorrow or other, has happened to darken your years! Is it the flag in the window, the flag with its star of blue, Telling a wartime story, breaking the heart of you? Refrain: There’s a red bordered flag in our window, hung with a tear and a prayer
  • Telling of love and devotion, for the boy who is now over there. He is fighting for our Uncle Sammy, the is safeguarding you and me
  • ‘Tis the emblem of a mother’s love for the land of liberty. Verse: Just dry your tears little mother, think of the others like you, Bearing some burden or other, and serving the red, white, and blue
  • Sometime when the war is over, someday when our dreams come true, You’ll share a soldier’s glory, like mothers always do. 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_706
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 Red Bordered Flag in the Window
Composer
Shannon, J. R.  
Lyricist
Ziemer, Fred  
Publisher
Vandersloot Music Pub. Co. (Williamsport, PA)  
Year of Publication
1918  
Date of Copyright
1918-04-27
Lyrics
  • Sometime when the war is over, someday when our dreams come true, You’ll share a soldier’s glory, like mothers always do. Refrain
  • ‘Tis the emblem of a mother’s love for the land of liberty. Verse: Just dry your tears little mother, think of the others like you, Bearing some burden or other, and serving the red, white, and blue
  • Telling of love and devotion, for the boy who is now over there. He is fighting for our Uncle Sammy, the is safeguarding you and me
  • There’s a Red Bordered Flag in the Window Verse: Why are you sad little mother, why do your eyes fill with tears? Surely some sorrow or other, has happened to darken your years! Is it the flag in the window, the flag with its star of blue, Telling a wartime story, breaking the heart of you? Refrain: There’s a red bordered flag in our window, hung with a tear and a prayer
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_706
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleThere's a Red Bordered Flag in the Window
ComposerShannon, J. R.  
LyricistZiemer, Fred  
PublisherVandersloot Music Pub. Co. (Williamsport, PA)  
Year of Publication1918  
Date of Copyright1918-04-27
Lyrics
  • Sometime when the war is over, someday when our dreams come true, You’ll share a soldier’s glory, like mothers always do. Refrain
  • ‘Tis the emblem of a mother’s love for the land of liberty. Verse: Just dry your tears little mother, think of the others like you, Bearing some burden or other, and serving the red, white, and blue
  • Telling of love and devotion, for the boy who is now over there. He is fighting for our Uncle Sammy, the is safeguarding you and me
  • There’s a Red Bordered Flag in the Window Verse: Why are you sad little mother, why do your eyes fill with tears? Surely some sorrow or other, has happened to darken your years! Is it the flag in the window, the flag with its star of blue, Telling a wartime story, breaking the heart of you? Refrain: There’s a red bordered flag in our window, hung with a tear and a prayer
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_706
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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