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My Barney Lies Over the Ocean (Just the Way He Lied To Me) Verse: Barney Carney promised he’d be true to Molly O, The day he went away to war about a year ago
in ev’ry note that Barney wrote he called her ‘Ma Cherie,’ She read the name and said with shame, “this isn’t meant for me.” All the neighbors noticed there were teardrops in her eye
and when they asked her how was Barney, she’d begin to cry: Refrain: “My Barney lies over the ocean, my Barney lies over the sea
Sure he said he went to wear to help the women, and I think he’s helped himself to two or three
Now he’s got a little girl in Belgium, and one in Paree, and I know the little things he tells ‘em, when they’re on his knee, Sure my Barney lies over the ocean, just the way he lied to me.” Verse: Barney wrote a letter home the day the war was through, he started off with ‘Molly dear, I’m coming home to you
’ He didn’t say what week or day, nor did he say what year, And Molly O, said, “wurra-woe it’s all a joke I fear.” Peop
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 18, Folder 1
Local Identifier
2014_12996_504
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
’ He didn’t say what week or day, nor did he say what year, And Molly O, said, “wurra-woe it’s all a joke I fear.” Peop
Now he’s got a little girl in Belgium, and one in Paree, and I know the little things he tells ‘em, when they’re on his knee, Sure my Barney lies over the ocean, just the way he lied to me.” Verse: Barney wrote a letter home the day the war was through, he started off with ‘Molly dear, I’m coming home to you
Sure he said he went to wear to help the women, and I think he’s helped himself to two or three
and when they asked her how was Barney, she’d begin to cry: Refrain: “My Barney lies over the ocean, my Barney lies over the sea
in ev’ry note that Barney wrote he called her ‘Ma Cherie,’ She read the name and said with shame, “this isn’t meant for me.” All the neighbors noticed there were teardrops in her eye
My Barney Lies Over the Ocean (Just the Way He Lied To Me) Verse: Barney Carney promised he’d be true to Molly O, The day he went away to war about a year ago
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Original Location
Series 2, Box 18, Folder 1
Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_504
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
’ He didn’t say what week or day, nor did he say what year, And Molly O, said, “wurra-woe it’s all a joke I fear.” Peop
Now he’s got a little girl in Belgium, and one in Paree, and I know the little things he tells ‘em, when they’re on his knee, Sure my Barney lies over the ocean, just the way he lied to me.” Verse: Barney wrote a letter home the day the war was through, he started off with ‘Molly dear, I’m coming home to you
Sure he said he went to wear to help the women, and I think he’s helped himself to two or three
and when they asked her how was Barney, she’d begin to cry: Refrain: “My Barney lies over the ocean, my Barney lies over the sea
in ev’ry note that Barney wrote he called her ‘Ma Cherie,’ She read the name and said with shame, “this isn’t meant for me.” All the neighbors noticed there were teardrops in her eye
My Barney Lies Over the Ocean (Just the Way He Lied To Me) Verse: Barney Carney promised he’d be true to Molly O, The day he went away to war about a year ago
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Original Location
Series 2, Box 18, Folder 1
Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_504
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986