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Somewhere In France Is Daddy

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Title
Somewhere In France Is Daddy - Lyrics
Composer
Howard, Great  
Lyricist
Howard, Great  
Publisher
Howard and LaVar Music Co.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Lyrics
  • Somewhere in France is Daddy Verse: A little boy was sitting on his mother’s knee one day And as he nestled close to her these words she heard him say: “Oh! Mama, dear, please tell me why daddy don’t come home, I miss him so and you do too, why are we left alone? She tried hard not to cry as she answered with a sigh: Refrain: Somewhere in France is daddy somewhere in France is he Fighting for home and country fighting, my lad, for liberty I pray ev’ry night for the Allies and ask God to help them win For our daddy won’t come back ‘till the Stars and Stripes they’ll tack On Kaiser William’s flag staff in Berlin. Verse: He put his arm around her neck and kisses away a tear, And whispered to her gently “Gee! I’m proud of daddy dear He’s fighting for the U.S.A. to uphold Old Glory’s fame, And show the world when our flag unfurled we fight in freedom’s name
  • ” Then she gently gave a sigh and made him this reply: 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 20, Folder 1
Local Identifier
2014_12996_650
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 Daddy
Composer
Howard, Great  
Lyricist
Howard, Great  
Publisher
Howard and LaVar Music Co.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1917  
Date of Copyright
1917-05-24
Lyrics
  • ” Then she gently gave a sigh and made him this reply: Refrain
  • Somewhere in France is Daddy Verse: A little boy was sitting on his mother’s knee one day And as he nestled close to her these words she heard him say: “Oh! Mama, dear, please tell me why daddy don’t come home, I miss him so and you do too, why are we left alone? She tried hard not to cry as she answered with a sigh: Refrain: Somewhere in France is daddy somewhere in France is he Fighting for home and country fighting, my lad, for liberty I pray ev’ry night for the Allies and ask God to help them win For our daddy won’t come back ‘till the Stars and Stripes they’ll tack On Kaiser William’s flag staff in Berlin. Verse: He put his arm around her neck and kisses away a tear, And whispered to her gently “Gee! I’m proud of daddy dear He’s fighting for the U.S.A. to uphold Old Glory’s fame, And show the world when our flag unfurled we fight in freedom’s name
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 20, Folder 1
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_650
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleSomewhere In France Is Daddy
ComposerHoward, Great  
LyricistHoward, Great  
PublisherHoward and LaVar Music Co.  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication1917  
Date of Copyright1917-05-24
Lyrics
  • ” Then she gently gave a sigh and made him this reply: Refrain
  • Somewhere in France is Daddy Verse: A little boy was sitting on his mother’s knee one day And as he nestled close to her these words she heard him say: “Oh! Mama, dear, please tell me why daddy don’t come home, I miss him so and you do too, why are we left alone? She tried hard not to cry as she answered with a sigh: Refrain: Somewhere in France is daddy somewhere in France is he Fighting for home and country fighting, my lad, for liberty I pray ev’ry night for the Allies and ask God to help them win For our daddy won’t come back ‘till the Stars and Stripes they’ll tack On Kaiser William’s flag staff in Berlin. Verse: He put his arm around her neck and kisses away a tear, And whispered to her gently “Gee! I’m proud of daddy dear He’s fighting for the U.S.A. to uphold Old Glory’s fame, And show the world when our flag unfurled we fight in freedom’s name
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 20, Folder 1
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier2014_12996_650
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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