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They Are Coming Day by Day

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Title
They Are Coming Day by Day - Lyrics
Composer
Pishion, Mary  
Lyricist
Pishion, Mary  
Publisher
Legters Music Co.  
Place of Publication
Chicago (Ill.)  
Lyrics
  • They are Coming Day by Day Verse: From many a camp in sunny France, across the ocean’s foam Our boys in khaki, day by day, are now returning home. They fought for freedom of the seas, for little Belgium too
  • For you and me, for democracy
  • for the Red, White and Blue. Refrain: They are coming home today, those boys in khaki clad. Then we’ll give three cheers, and forget our tears, as we greet each mother’s lad. Yes, we’ll give three cheers, and forget our tears, as we greet each mother’s lad. Verse: Some months ago we said, “Goodbye,” with aching hearts and fears, But now we wait to welcome them with smiles instead of tears. For England’s cause they bravely fought, and for Alsace Lorraine
  • For colors too, the Red, White and Blue they fought but not in vain. Refrain Verse: But while we welcome them today from o’er the ocean’s blue, We’ll think of those who gave their lives and proved that they were true. Yes, true and loyal to their flag, their country and their God
  • Those boys we’ll ble
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 2
Local Identifier
2014_12996_726
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

Descriptive Information

Title
They Are Coming Day by Day
Composer
Pishion, Mary  
Lyricist
Pishion, Mary  
Publisher
Legters Music Co.  
Place of Publication
Chicago (Ill.)  
Year of Publication
1919  
Date of Copyright
1919-09-12
Lyrics
  • Those boys we’ll ble
  • For colors too, the Red, White and Blue they fought but not in vain. Refrain Verse: But while we welcome them today from o’er the ocean’s blue, We’ll think of those who gave their lives and proved that they were true. Yes, true and loyal to their flag, their country and their God
  • for the Red, White and Blue. Refrain: They are coming home today, those boys in khaki clad. Then we’ll give three cheers, and forget our tears, as we greet each mother’s lad. Yes, we’ll give three cheers, and forget our tears, as we greet each mother’s lad. Verse: Some months ago we said, “Goodbye,” with aching hearts and fears, But now we wait to welcome them with smiles instead of tears. For England’s cause they bravely fought, and for Alsace Lorraine
  • For you and me, for democracy
  • They are Coming Day by Day Verse: From many a camp in sunny France, across the ocean’s foam Our boys in khaki, day by day, are now returning home. They fought for freedom of the seas, for little Belgium too
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 2
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_726
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleThey Are Coming Day by Day
ComposerPishion, Mary  
LyricistPishion, Mary  
PublisherLegters Music Co.  
Place of PublicationChicago (Ill.)  
Year of Publication1919  
Date of Copyright1919-09-12
Lyrics
  • Those boys we’ll ble
  • For colors too, the Red, White and Blue they fought but not in vain. Refrain Verse: But while we welcome them today from o’er the ocean’s blue, We’ll think of those who gave their lives and proved that they were true. Yes, true and loyal to their flag, their country and their God
  • for the Red, White and Blue. Refrain: They are coming home today, those boys in khaki clad. Then we’ll give three cheers, and forget our tears, as we greet each mother’s lad. Yes, we’ll give three cheers, and forget our tears, as we greet each mother’s lad. Verse: Some months ago we said, “Goodbye,” with aching hearts and fears, But now we wait to welcome them with smiles instead of tears. For England’s cause they bravely fought, and for Alsace Lorraine
  • For you and me, for democracy
  • They are Coming Day by Day Verse: From many a camp in sunny France, across the ocean’s foam Our boys in khaki, day by day, are now returning home. They fought for freedom of the seas, for little Belgium too
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 21, Folder 2
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier2014_12996_726
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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