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Good-bye My Hero

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Title
Goodbye, My Hero - Lyrics
Composer
Heck, Ernest R.  
Lyricist
Heck, Ernest R.  
Publisher
Whitmore Music Publishing Co. (Scranton, PA)  
Year of Publication
1917  
Lyrics
Goodbye My Hero Verse: Sweetheart I soon must leave you the soldiers are falling in line. Sweetheart don’t let it grieve you, I will return some time. Don’t let your heart grow weary, come little girl don’t sigh. Hark now the bugles calling, sweetheart of mine don’t cry. Refrain: Goodbye, my hero soldier of mine. God will protect you on the fireing [sic] line You’ll find me waiting with heart true blue. Goodbye my hero farewell to you. Verse: A mothers sad heart was aching, her son he must now go to war. News that war clouds were breaking sounded at every door. One parting kiss he gave her, knelt at her side to pray. Then as he rose to leave her, I heard his mother say: Refrain: Goodbye, my hero soldier of mine. God will protect you on the fireing [sic] line Fight for old glory with heart true blue. Goodbye my hero farewell to you.
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 14, Folder 9
Local Identifier
2014_12996_235
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
Good-bye My Hero
Composer
Heck, Ernest R.  
Lyricist
Heck, Ernest R.  
Publisher
Whitmore Music Publishing Co. (Scranton, PA)  
Year of Publication
1917  
Date of Copyright
1918-07-03
Lyrics
Goodbye My Hero Verse: Sweetheart I soon must leave you the soldiers are falling in line. Sweetheart don’t let it grieve you, I will return some time. Don’t let your heart grow weary, come little girl don’t sigh. Hark now the bugles calling, sweetheart of mine don’t cry. Refrain: Goodbye, my hero soldier of mine. God will protect you on the fireing [sic] line You’ll find me waiting with heart true blue. Goodbye my hero farewell to you. Verse: A mothers sad heart was aching, her son he must now go to war. News that war clouds were breaking sounded at every door. One parting kiss he gave her, knelt at her side to pray. Then as he rose to leave her, I heard his mother say: Refrain: Goodbye, my hero soldier of mine. God will protect you on the fireing [sic] line Fight for old glory with heart true blue. Goodbye my hero farewell to you.
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 14, Folder 9
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_235
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleGood-bye My Hero
ComposerHeck, Ernest R.  
LyricistHeck, Ernest R.  
PublisherWhitmore Music Publishing Co. (Scranton, PA)  
Year of Publication1917  
Date of Copyright1918-07-03
LyricsGoodbye My Hero Verse: Sweetheart I soon must leave you the soldiers are falling in line. Sweetheart don’t let it grieve you, I will return some time. Don’t let your heart grow weary, come little girl don’t sigh. Hark now the bugles calling, sweetheart of mine don’t cry. Refrain: Goodbye, my hero soldier of mine. God will protect you on the fireing [sic] line You’ll find me waiting with heart true blue. Goodbye my hero farewell to you. Verse: A mothers sad heart was aching, her son he must now go to war. News that war clouds were breaking sounded at every door. One parting kiss he gave her, knelt at her side to pray. Then as he rose to leave her, I heard his mother say: Refrain: Goodbye, my hero soldier of mine. God will protect you on the fireing [sic] line Fight for old glory with heart true blue. Goodbye my hero farewell to you.
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 14, Folder 9
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier2014_12996_235
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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