While You're Away
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Title | While You're Away |
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Publisher | Gilbert & Friedland Inc. |
Place of Publication | New York (N.Y.) |
Year of Publication | 1918 |
Date of Copyright | 1918-07-09 |
Lyrics | While you’re Away Verse: His furlough time was over, he was told to say goodbye And though his heart was staunch and true a tear drop dimmed his eye His little mother by his side she smiled to hide her pain, And whispered softly let’s be brave, your tear drop is in vain. Refrain: While you’re away while you’re away I’ll keep the love light bright, so at night it will light, your way, dear, just think of me Where e’er you’ll be I’ll do my share, and bear, for someday while you’re away You’ll write and say our work is done and I am sailing homeward today Pack up your cares in a bundle of joy I’ll wait for you till it’s over my boy May God bless you while you’re away. Verse: As brave as any soldier is the mother of her son Her golden soul has done it’s share in ev’ry vict’ry won In years gone by and those to be, the soldier can recall, The message from his mother dear, he treasures more than all. Refrain |
Repository | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music |
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Local Identifier | 2014_12996_884 |
Collection Title | James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986 |
Collection | James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection |
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