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Somewhere In France Is The Lily

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Title
Somewhere In France Is The Lily - Lyrics
Composer
Howard, Jos. E.  
Lyricist
Johnson, Philander  
Publisher
M. Witmark & Sons  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Lyrics
  • Somewhere in France is the Lily Verse: One day as morning shed its glow across the eastern sky, A boy and girl in accents low, in a garden said “Goodbye!” She said, “Remember as you stray, when each must do his share, The flowers blooming here today are emblems over there!” Refrain: Somewhere in France in the Lily, close by the English Rose
  • A Thistle so keen, and a Shamrock green, and each loyal flow’r that grows. Somewhere in France is a sweetheart, facing the battle’s chance, For the flow’r of our youth fights for freedom and truth somewhere in France. Verse: Each morning in that garden fair, where sweetest perfumes dwell, The lassie whispers low a pray’r for the flowr’s she loves so well. And over there as night draws near, amid the shot and flame, Unto the flag he holds so dear, a soldier breathes her name. 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_584
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

Descriptive Information

Title
Somewhere In France Is The Lily
Composer
Howard, Jos. E.  
Lyricist
Johnson, Philander  
Publisher
M. Witmark & Sons  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1917  
Date of Copyright
1917-08-10
Lyrics
  • A Thistle so keen, and a Shamrock green, and each loyal flow’r that grows. Somewhere in France is a sweetheart, facing the battle’s chance, For the flow’r of our youth fights for freedom and truth somewhere in France. Verse: Each morning in that garden fair, where sweetest perfumes dwell, The lassie whispers low a pray’r for the flowr’s she loves so well. And over there as night draws near, amid the shot and flame, Unto the flag he holds so dear, a soldier breathes her name. Refrain
  • Somewhere in France is the Lily Verse: One day as morning shed its glow across the eastern sky, A boy and girl in accents low, in a garden said “Goodbye!” She said, “Remember as you stray, when each must do his share, The flowers blooming here today are emblems over there!” Refrain: Somewhere in France in the Lily, close by the English Rose
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_584
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleSomewhere In France Is The Lily
ComposerHoward, Jos. E.  
LyricistJohnson, Philander  
PublisherM. Witmark & Sons  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication1917  
Date of Copyright1917-08-10
Lyrics
  • A Thistle so keen, and a Shamrock green, and each loyal flow’r that grows. Somewhere in France is a sweetheart, facing the battle’s chance, For the flow’r of our youth fights for freedom and truth somewhere in France. Verse: Each morning in that garden fair, where sweetest perfumes dwell, The lassie whispers low a pray’r for the flowr’s she loves so well. And over there as night draws near, amid the shot and flame, Unto the flag he holds so dear, a soldier breathes her name. Refrain
  • Somewhere in France is the Lily Verse: One day as morning shed its glow across the eastern sky, A boy and girl in accents low, in a garden said “Goodbye!” She said, “Remember as you stray, when each must do his share, The flowers blooming here today are emblems over there!” Refrain: Somewhere in France in the Lily, close by the English Rose
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_584
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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