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I'm Aching for the Sight of You

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Title
I'm Aching for the Sight of You - Lyrics
Composer
Meyer, John H.  
Lyricist
Rose, Bertram  
Publisher
Leo Feist Inc.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Lyrics
I’m Aching for the Sight of You Verse: From o’er the sea there comes to me, A letter just this mornin’, It’s from the one that I love best, My mother, my Mavourneen, Each line of it is blurred with tears, A sob in ev’ry part, I’ll read you ev’ry word of it, It’s written on my heart. Refrain: “I’m aching for the sight of you, My days are nearly through, I’m aching for the touch of you, The baby hands I knew, ‘Tis weary, long the night hours are, I’m old and all alone, I’m aching for the sight of you, Come home, my boy, come home.” Verse: “The years pass on, they all have gone, My life is filled with sorrow, I dread the coming of the night, I dread each new tomorrow. My eyes are growing dimmer now, I’m feeble, bent and gray, The end is drawing nearer lad, I’ll soon be on my way.”
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 16, Folder 2
Local Identifier
2014_12996_366
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

Descriptive Information

Title
I'm Aching for the Sight of You
Composer
Meyer, John H.  
Lyricist
Rose, Bertram  
Publisher
Leo Feist Inc.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1919  
Date of Copyright
1919-04-19
Lyrics
I’m Aching for the Sight of You Verse: From o’er the sea there comes to me, A letter just this mornin’, It’s from the one that I love best, My mother, my Mavourneen, Each line of it is blurred with tears, A sob in ev’ry part, I’ll read you ev’ry word of it, It’s written on my heart. Refrain: “I’m aching for the sight of you, My days are nearly through, I’m aching for the touch of you, The baby hands I knew, ‘Tis weary, long the night hours are, I’m old and all alone, I’m aching for the sight of you, Come home, my boy, come home.” Verse: “The years pass on, they all have gone, My life is filled with sorrow, I dread the coming of the night, I dread each new tomorrow. My eyes are growing dimmer now, I’m feeble, bent and gray, The end is drawing nearer lad, I’ll soon be on my way.”
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 16, Folder 2
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_366
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleI'm Aching for the Sight of You
ComposerMeyer, John H.  
LyricistRose, Bertram  
PublisherLeo Feist Inc.  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication1919  
Date of Copyright1919-04-19
LyricsI’m Aching for the Sight of You Verse: From o’er the sea there comes to me, A letter just this mornin’, It’s from the one that I love best, My mother, my Mavourneen, Each line of it is blurred with tears, A sob in ev’ry part, I’ll read you ev’ry word of it, It’s written on my heart. Refrain: “I’m aching for the sight of you, My days are nearly through, I’m aching for the touch of you, The baby hands I knew, ‘Tis weary, long the night hours are, I’m old and all alone, I’m aching for the sight of you, Come home, my boy, come home.” Verse: “The years pass on, they all have gone, My life is filled with sorrow, I dread the coming of the night, I dread each new tomorrow. My eyes are growing dimmer now, I’m feeble, bent and gray, The end is drawing nearer lad, I’ll soon be on my way.”
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 16, Folder 2
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier2014_12996_366
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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