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They Are Tenting Tonight in Far Off France

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Title
They are tenting tonight in far off France - Lyrics
Composer
Tice, Blanche M.  
Lyricist
Callahan, J. Will  
Publisher
Blanche M. Tice Music Pub. Co. (Sioux City, IA)  
Year of Publication
1918  
Lyrics
  • They’re Tenting Tonight in far off France Verse: See that lonely fireside, see those lovely chairs, See that gray-haired mother kneeling to say her pray’rs. She hold two loving letters that come from far away
  • And her eyes grow bright with tender light, as her proud lips bravely say: Refrain: They are tenting tonight
  • they are tenting tonight, over yonder across the sea. They are facing the foe, but I told them to go, God will bring them back to me. To my boys over there he will carry my pray’r o’er the ocean’s broad expanse, And when vict’rys won I’ll welcome each son
  • they are tenting in far off France. Verse: Many gray-haired mothers hiding grief and care, By their lonely firesides echo this mother’s pray’r. For many chairs are vacant and many more will be
  • Ere we win the fight for truth and right in the lands across the sea. 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_708
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
They Are Tenting Tonight in Far Off France
Composer
Tice, Blanche M.  
Lyricist
Callahan, J. Will  
Publisher
Blanche M. Tice Music Pub. Co. (Sioux City, IA)  
Year of Publication
1918  
Date of Copyright
1918-02-11
Lyrics
  • Ere we win the fight for truth and right in the lands across the sea. Refrain
  • they are tenting in far off France. Verse: Many gray-haired mothers hiding grief and care, By their lonely firesides echo this mother’s pray’r. For many chairs are vacant and many more will be
  • they are tenting tonight, over yonder across the sea. They are facing the foe, but I told them to go, God will bring them back to me. To my boys over there he will carry my pray’r o’er the ocean’s broad expanse, And when vict’rys won I’ll welcome each son
  • And her eyes grow bright with tender light, as her proud lips bravely say: Refrain: They are tenting tonight
  • They’re Tenting Tonight in far off France Verse: See that lonely fireside, see those lovely chairs, See that gray-haired mother kneeling to say her pray’rs. She hold two loving letters that come from far away
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_708
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleThey Are Tenting Tonight in Far Off France
ComposerTice, Blanche M.  
LyricistCallahan, J. Will  
PublisherBlanche M. Tice Music Pub. Co. (Sioux City, IA)  
Year of Publication1918  
Date of Copyright1918-02-11
Lyrics
  • Ere we win the fight for truth and right in the lands across the sea. Refrain
  • they are tenting in far off France. Verse: Many gray-haired mothers hiding grief and care, By their lonely firesides echo this mother’s pray’r. For many chairs are vacant and many more will be
  • they are tenting tonight, over yonder across the sea. They are facing the foe, but I told them to go, God will bring them back to me. To my boys over there he will carry my pray’r o’er the ocean’s broad expanse, And when vict’rys won I’ll welcome each son
  • And her eyes grow bright with tender light, as her proud lips bravely say: Refrain: They are tenting tonight
  • They’re Tenting Tonight in far off France Verse: See that lonely fireside, see those lovely chairs, See that gray-haired mother kneeling to say her pray’rs. She hold two loving letters that come from far away
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_708
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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