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Bring back a Belgian Baby to Me

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Title
Bring back a Belgian baby to me - Lyrics
Composer
Black, Ben  
Lyricist
Black, Ben  
Publisher
Sherman, Clay & Co. (San Francisco, CA)  
Year of Publication
1918  
Lyrics
It’s very dif’rent daddy ever since you went away, mother seems so lonely and I get so tired of play, but now the war is over, why it makes me feel so glad, for there is something that I want, and gee! I want it bad! Please do this favor daddy dear for me, when you come back from far across the sea: Bring back a Belgian baby to me. I think they’re just as sweet as can be. One who’s lost a father or mother, a sister or brother, I’m sure that we could love each other. They don’t know what the war was about, they’re just as innocent as they can be. So bring back, bring back a Belgian baby to me. You must have been quite busy daddy, fighting day and night. Mother says ‘twas awfully hard to teach the Hun what’s right. She says that there are lots of babes who have no place to sleep, and ev’ry time I think of it, why I just want to weep. Now daddy we have lots of room to spare, and ev’ry thing I’ve got I’ll gladly share.
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 12, Folder 9
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_078
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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Title
Bring back a Belgian Baby to Me
Composer
Black, Ben  
Lyricist
Black, Ben  
Publisher
Sherman, Clay & Co. (San Francisco, CA)  
Year of Publication
1918  
Date of Copyright
1918-08-31
Lyrics
It’s very dif’rent daddy ever since you went away, mother seems so lonely and I get so tired of play, but now the war is over, why it makes me feel so glad, for there is something that I want, and gee! I want it bad! Please do this favor daddy dear for me, when you come back from far across the sea: Bring back a Belgian baby to me. I think they’re just as sweet as can be. One who’s lost a father or mother, a sister or brother, I’m sure that we could love each other. They don’t know what the war was about, they’re just as innocent as they can be. So bring back, bring back a Belgian baby to me. You must have been quite busy daddy, fighting day and night. Mother says ‘twas awfully hard to teach the Hun what’s right. She says that there are lots of babes who have no place to sleep, and ev’ry time I think of it, why I just want to weep. Now daddy we have lots of room to spare, and ev’ry thing I’ve got I’ll gladly share.
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 12, Folder 9
Local Identifier
2014_12996_078
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleBring back a Belgian Baby to Me
ComposerBlack, Ben  
LyricistBlack, Ben  
PublisherSherman, Clay & Co. (San Francisco, CA)  
Year of Publication1918  
Date of Copyright1918-08-31
LyricsIt’s very dif’rent daddy ever since you went away, mother seems so lonely and I get so tired of play, but now the war is over, why it makes me feel so glad, for there is something that I want, and gee! I want it bad! Please do this favor daddy dear for me, when you come back from far across the sea: Bring back a Belgian baby to me. I think they’re just as sweet as can be. One who’s lost a father or mother, a sister or brother, I’m sure that we could love each other. They don’t know what the war was about, they’re just as innocent as they can be. So bring back, bring back a Belgian baby to me. You must have been quite busy daddy, fighting day and night. Mother says ‘twas awfully hard to teach the Hun what’s right. She says that there are lots of babes who have no place to sleep, and ev’ry time I think of it, why I just want to weep. Now daddy we have lots of room to spare, and ev’ry thing I’ve got I’ll gladly share.
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 12, Folder 9
Local Identifier2014_12996_078
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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