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I Wonder If She Is Waiting In Her Old New England Town

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Title
I Wonder If She Is Waiting In Her Old New England Town - Lyrics
Composer
Bowers, Frederick V.  
Lyricist
  • Lamb, Arthur J.  
  • Reed, Dave  
Publisher
Frederick V. Bowers Inc.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1917  
Lyrics
  • I Wonder if She’s Waiting in that Old New England Town Verse: The summer day was dying As a soldier boy stood sighing For his sweetheart in his hometown far away. The U. S. A. For the morrow was the time When their wedding bells would chime, But instead he would be fighting in the fray Which made him say Refrain: I wonder if she’s waiting in that old New England town. I Wonder if she thinks of me. My Lucy Lee When the village church bells Chime. Is she thinking all the time When we pledged our love beneath the old oak tree Both she and me. I wonder if she yearns to see me home again. And prays that God will spare me from the foe
  • I’d like to know, I wonder if she’s waiting in the old New England town. The little girl who loved me long ago I love her so. Verse: Next day the lad fell dying And a little nurse stood crying. ‘Twas his sweetheart whom he thought was far away. That very next day Mid tears of grief and joy, She kissed her soldier boy As he murmured in his dreaming night and da
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 15, Folder 10
Local Identifier
2014_12996_258
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
I Wonder If She Is Waiting In Her Old New England Town
Composer
Bowers, Frederick V.  
Lyricist
  • Reed, Dave  
  • Lamb, Arthur J.  
Publisher
Frederick V. Bowers Inc.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1917  
Date of Copyright
1917-09-01
Lyrics
  • I’d like to know, I wonder if she’s waiting in the old New England town. The little girl who loved me long ago I love her so. Verse: Next day the lad fell dying And a little nurse stood crying. ‘Twas his sweetheart whom he thought was far away. That very next day Mid tears of grief and joy, She kissed her soldier boy As he murmured in his dreaming night and da
  • I Wonder if She’s Waiting in that Old New England Town Verse: The summer day was dying As a soldier boy stood sighing For his sweetheart in his hometown far away. The U. S. A. For the morrow was the time When their wedding bells would chime, But instead he would be fighting in the fray Which made him say Refrain: I wonder if she’s waiting in that old New England town. I Wonder if she thinks of me. My Lucy Lee When the village church bells Chime. Is she thinking all the time When we pledged our love beneath the old oak tree Both she and me. I wonder if she yearns to see me home again. And prays that God will spare me from the foe
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 15, Folder 10
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_258
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleI Wonder If She Is Waiting In Her Old New England Town
ComposerBowers, Frederick V.  
Lyricist
  • Reed, Dave  
  • Lamb, Arthur J.  
PublisherFrederick V. Bowers Inc.  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication1917  
Date of Copyright1917-09-01
Lyrics
  • I’d like to know, I wonder if she’s waiting in the old New England town. The little girl who loved me long ago I love her so. Verse: Next day the lad fell dying And a little nurse stood crying. ‘Twas his sweetheart whom he thought was far away. That very next day Mid tears of grief and joy, She kissed her soldier boy As he murmured in his dreaming night and da
  • I Wonder if She’s Waiting in that Old New England Town Verse: The summer day was dying As a soldier boy stood sighing For his sweetheart in his hometown far away. The U. S. A. For the morrow was the time When their wedding bells would chime, But instead he would be fighting in the fray Which made him say Refrain: I wonder if she’s waiting in that old New England town. I Wonder if she thinks of me. My Lucy Lee When the village church bells Chime. Is she thinking all the time When we pledged our love beneath the old oak tree Both she and me. I wonder if she yearns to see me home again. And prays that God will spare me from the foe
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 15, Folder 10
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier2014_12996_258
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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