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Will You Wait Little Girl for Me?

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Title
Will You Wait Little Girl For Me - Lyrics
Composer
Clay, Max  
Lyricist
Clay, Max  
Publisher
D. W. Cooper Pub. Co.  
Place of Publication
Boston (Mass.)  
Lyrics
Will You Wait Little Girl for Me? Verse: Honey, don’t you hear the bugle calling, calling me to go? Honey don’t you see my tear-drops falling, ‘cause I love you so? Soon I will be marching way from you far away to fight a foreign foe. So, ere we part just give me one more loving kiss, and honey tell me this: Refrain: Will you wait, little girl, will you wait alone for me? And when I’m in the fray, fighting for the day, Don’t let another fellow steal your heart away. Ev’ry night, little girl, by the light, little girl, of the campfire your face I’ll see, And till the breezes blow Old Glory over Mexico, Will you wait, little girl, for me? Verse: Honey, when the sun goes down behind the hills I will dream of you. I’ll be longing for a glance into your eyes, eyes that thrill me through. Keep the same love burning down in your heart, keep the same affection there for me, And some sweet day not far away, dear, I’ll return then you’ll no longer yearn. 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 22, Folder 1
Local Identifier
2014_12996_747
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
Will You Wait Little Girl for Me?
Composer
Clay, Max  
Lyricist
Clay, Max  
Publisher
D. W. Cooper Pub. Co.  
Place of Publication
Boston (Mass.)  
Year of Publication
1916  
Date of Copyright
1916-06-22
Lyrics
Will You Wait Little Girl for Me? Verse: Honey, don’t you hear the bugle calling, calling me to go? Honey don’t you see my tear-drops falling, ‘cause I love you so? Soon I will be marching way from you far away to fight a foreign foe. So, ere we part just give me one more loving kiss, and honey tell me this: Refrain: Will you wait, little girl, will you wait alone for me? And when I’m in the fray, fighting for the day, Don’t let another fellow steal your heart away. Ev’ry night, little girl, by the light, little girl, of the campfire your face I’ll see, And till the breezes blow Old Glory over Mexico, Will you wait, little girl, for me? Verse: Honey, when the sun goes down behind the hills I will dream of you. I’ll be longing for a glance into your eyes, eyes that thrill me through. Keep the same love burning down in your heart, keep the same affection there for me, And some sweet day not far away, dear, I’ll return then you’ll no longer yearn. 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 22, Folder 1
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_747
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleWill You Wait Little Girl for Me?
ComposerClay, Max  
LyricistClay, Max  
PublisherD. W. Cooper Pub. Co.  
Place of PublicationBoston (Mass.)  
Year of Publication1916  
Date of Copyright1916-06-22
LyricsWill You Wait Little Girl for Me? Verse: Honey, don’t you hear the bugle calling, calling me to go? Honey don’t you see my tear-drops falling, ‘cause I love you so? Soon I will be marching way from you far away to fight a foreign foe. So, ere we part just give me one more loving kiss, and honey tell me this: Refrain: Will you wait, little girl, will you wait alone for me? And when I’m in the fray, fighting for the day, Don’t let another fellow steal your heart away. Ev’ry night, little girl, by the light, little girl, of the campfire your face I’ll see, And till the breezes blow Old Glory over Mexico, Will you wait, little girl, for me? Verse: Honey, when the sun goes down behind the hills I will dream of you. I’ll be longing for a glance into your eyes, eyes that thrill me through. Keep the same love burning down in your heart, keep the same affection there for me, And some sweet day not far away, dear, I’ll return then you’ll no longer yearn. Refrain
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 22, Folder 1
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier2014_12996_747
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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