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There's Nobody Home But Me

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Supplementary Document

Title
There's Nobody Home But Me - Lyrics
Composer
Conrad, Con  
Lyricist
Ehrlich, Sam  
Publisher
Broadway Music Corporation  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Lyrics
There’s Nobody Home but Me Verse: A garden gate, a lad of eight, dressed in a uniform of brown, Across the way, a troop that day were getting volunteers in town “Who’s home with you, my boy?” they cried, the child saluted and replied: Refrain: My brother’s over in the trenches, and sister’s gone to nurse out there, While daddy’s making ammunition, my mama also does her share I’ve got my uniform all ready, a soldier boy, I’d like to be So if you’re over here for a brave volunteer, there’s nobody home but me. Verse: A snow white bed, a curly head, a mother kisses baby dear, Her sleepy boy, awakes with joy and cries, “The soldier boys were here They came to take us all away and mama I was proud to 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_707
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

Descriptive Information

Title
There's Nobody Home But Me
Composer
Conrad, Con  
Lyricist
Ehrlich, Sam  
Publisher
Broadway Music Corporation  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1918  
Date of Copyright
1918-07-26
Lyrics
There’s Nobody Home but Me Verse: A garden gate, a lad of eight, dressed in a uniform of brown, Across the way, a troop that day were getting volunteers in town “Who’s home with you, my boy?” they cried, the child saluted and replied: Refrain: My brother’s over in the trenches, and sister’s gone to nurse out there, While daddy’s making ammunition, my mama also does her share I’ve got my uniform all ready, a soldier boy, I’d like to be So if you’re over here for a brave volunteer, there’s nobody home but me. Verse: A snow white bed, a curly head, a mother kisses baby dear, Her sleepy boy, awakes with joy and cries, “The soldier boys were here They came to take us all away and mama I was proud to 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_707
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleThere's Nobody Home But Me
ComposerConrad, Con  
LyricistEhrlich, Sam  
PublisherBroadway Music Corporation  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication1918  
Date of Copyright1918-07-26
LyricsThere’s Nobody Home but Me Verse: A garden gate, a lad of eight, dressed in a uniform of brown, Across the way, a troop that day were getting volunteers in town “Who’s home with you, my boy?” they cried, the child saluted and replied: Refrain: My brother’s over in the trenches, and sister’s gone to nurse out there, While daddy’s making ammunition, my mama also does her share I’ve got my uniform all ready, a soldier boy, I’d like to be So if you’re over here for a brave volunteer, there’s nobody home but me. Verse: A snow white bed, a curly head, a mother kisses baby dear, Her sleepy boy, awakes with joy and cries, “The soldier boys were here They came to take us all away and mama I was proud to 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_707
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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