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Sammie Boy

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Title
Sammie Boy - Lyrics
Composer
Moret, Neil  
Lyricist
Gay, Byron  
Publisher
Daniels & Wilson Inc. Music Pub. (San Francisco, CA)  
Lyrics
Sammie Boy Verse: Sammie you’re a soldier brave and steady, and ready to go. Sammie I am happy ‘cause you love me, you love me I know. When you’re over there, doesn’t matter where, You will know I really care. Refrain: Sammie boy, Sammie boy, My heart is breaking, it’s aching so. Sammie boy, Sammie boy, But duty calls and you must go. Without you, I’ll be so lonely, And the world will lose all of its joy. Ev’ry day I will pray that you’ll come back, my Sammie boy. Verse: Sammie don’t forget that there is someone, that someone is true. Sammie don’t forget that she’ll be lonesome, so lonesome, for you. In the embers glow, when the fires are low, You will dream of me, I know. 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 19, Folder 10
Local Identifier
2014_12996_567
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

Descriptive Information

Title
Sammie Boy
Composer
Moret, Neil  
Lyricist
Gay, Byron  
Publisher
Daniels & Wilson Inc. Music Pub. (San Francisco, CA)  
Year of Publication
1917  
Date of Copyright
1917-08-02
Lyrics
Sammie Boy Verse: Sammie you’re a soldier brave and steady, and ready to go. Sammie I am happy ‘cause you love me, you love me I know. When you’re over there, doesn’t matter where, You will know I really care. Refrain: Sammie boy, Sammie boy, My heart is breaking, it’s aching so. Sammie boy, Sammie boy, But duty calls and you must go. Without you, I’ll be so lonely, And the world will lose all of its joy. Ev’ry day I will pray that you’ll come back, my Sammie boy. Verse: Sammie don’t forget that there is someone, that someone is true. Sammie don’t forget that she’ll be lonesome, so lonesome, for you. In the embers glow, when the fires are low, You will dream of me, I know. 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 19, Folder 10
Local Identifier
2014_12996_567
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleSammie Boy
ComposerMoret, Neil  
LyricistGay, Byron  
PublisherDaniels & Wilson Inc. Music Pub. (San Francisco, CA)  
Year of Publication1917  
Date of Copyright1917-08-02
LyricsSammie Boy Verse: Sammie you’re a soldier brave and steady, and ready to go. Sammie I am happy ‘cause you love me, you love me I know. When you’re over there, doesn’t matter where, You will know I really care. Refrain: Sammie boy, Sammie boy, My heart is breaking, it’s aching so. Sammie boy, Sammie boy, But duty calls and you must go. Without you, I’ll be so lonely, And the world will lose all of its joy. Ev’ry day I will pray that you’ll come back, my Sammie boy. Verse: Sammie don’t forget that there is someone, that someone is true. Sammie don’t forget that she’ll be lonesome, so lonesome, for you. In the embers glow, when the fires are low, You will dream of me, I know. Refrain
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Record Series 12/9/96
  • Series 2, Box 19, Folder 10
Local Identifier2014_12996_567
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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