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Cheer up, Mother

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Title
Cheer up, Mother - Lyrics
Composer
Earl, Mary  
Lyricist
Earl, Mary  
Publisher
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1918  
Lyrics
Cheer Up, Mother Verse: “Goodbye, mother mine, time to fall in line,” said a soldier unafraid, “When they march away you’d not have me stay while my country needs my aid, Other mother’s sons bravely shoulder guns, they are going, why not I? Let me see you smile for a smile’s worthwhile, when it’s time to say goodbye”: Refrain: “Cheer up, mother, smile and don’t be sighing, dry the tear drop in your eye, We’ll come back with colors flying, after the war clouds roll by, Homeward bound, then, we’ll come sailing, mother, we will win out, never fear, Dad came home from fields of glory, maybe I’ll repeat his story, So cheer up, mother dear.” Verse: “Mother don’t you know how long ago Dad would sit me on his knees, Point to his old gun, tell me how they’d won many hard earned victories, Maybe years from now I’ll tell my son how I helped keep our country free, Maybe mother you will be telling, too, what my daddy told to me.” 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 13, Folder 4
Local Identifier
2014_12996_098
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
Cheer up, Mother
Composer
Earl, Mary  
Lyricist
Earl, Mary  
Publisher
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1918  
Date of Copyright
1918-04-11
Lyrics
Cheer Up, Mother Verse: “Goodbye, mother mine, time to fall in line,” said a soldier unafraid, “When they march away you’d not have me stay while my country needs my aid, Other mother’s sons bravely shoulder guns, they are going, why not I? Let me see you smile for a smile’s worthwhile, when it’s time to say goodbye”: Refrain: “Cheer up, mother, smile and don’t be sighing, dry the tear drop in your eye, We’ll come back with colors flying, after the war clouds roll by, Homeward bound, then, we’ll come sailing, mother, we will win out, never fear, Dad came home from fields of glory, maybe I’ll repeat his story, So cheer up, mother dear.” Verse: “Mother don’t you know how long ago Dad would sit me on his knees, Point to his old gun, tell me how they’d won many hard earned victories, Maybe years from now I’ll tell my son how I helped keep our country free, Maybe mother you will be telling, too, what my daddy told to me.” 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 13, Folder 4
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_098
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleCheer up, Mother
ComposerEarl, Mary  
LyricistEarl, Mary  
PublisherShapiro, Bernstein & Co.  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication1918  
Date of Copyright1918-04-11
LyricsCheer Up, Mother Verse: “Goodbye, mother mine, time to fall in line,” said a soldier unafraid, “When they march away you’d not have me stay while my country needs my aid, Other mother’s sons bravely shoulder guns, they are going, why not I? Let me see you smile for a smile’s worthwhile, when it’s time to say goodbye”: Refrain: “Cheer up, mother, smile and don’t be sighing, dry the tear drop in your eye, We’ll come back with colors flying, after the war clouds roll by, Homeward bound, then, we’ll come sailing, mother, we will win out, never fear, Dad came home from fields of glory, maybe I’ll repeat his story, So cheer up, mother dear.” Verse: “Mother don’t you know how long ago Dad would sit me on his knees, Point to his old gun, tell me how they’d won many hard earned victories, Maybe years from now I’ll tell my son how I helped keep our country free, Maybe mother you will be telling, too, what my daddy told to me.” Refrain
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 13, Folder 4
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier2014_12996_098
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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