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Though Duty Calls It's Hard to Say Goodbye

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Title
Though duty calls it's hard to say goodbye - Lyrics
Composer
Williams, W. R.  
Lyricist
Williams, W. R.  
Publisher
Will Rossiter  
Place of Publication
Chicago (Ill.)  
Lyrics
Though Duty Calls It’s Hard to Say Goodbye Verse: There’s something in the air, you feel it everywhere, Our country’s wide awake and full of pep, We know that we’re at war, and what we’re fighting for. And though the battle’s hard we’ll get ‘em yet, And when our boys must go away, we’ll take ‘em by the hand and say. Refrain: Everybody knows you’ll do your duty, everybody knows your heart is true. While you’re here today, or when you’re far away, Everybody loves you through and through, Everybody knows you’re making history, everybody knows you’ll do or die, But when we come to part, we know in every heart, though duty calls, it’s hard to say goodbye. Verse: There’s honor for us all, to answer duty’s call, The day has come to show our real worth, Your sense of right is clear, or you would not be here, To represent the greatest land on earth, And if temptation comes your way, just think of home and what we say. 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 8
Local Identifier
2014_12996_681
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

Descriptive Information

Title
Though Duty Calls It's Hard to Say Goodbye
Composer
Williams, W. R.  
Lyricist
Williams, W. R.  
Publisher
Will Rossiter  
Place of Publication
Chicago (Ill.)  
Year of Publication
1917  
Date of Copyright
1917-11-05
Lyrics
Though Duty Calls It’s Hard to Say Goodbye Verse: There’s something in the air, you feel it everywhere, Our country’s wide awake and full of pep, We know that we’re at war, and what we’re fighting for. And though the battle’s hard we’ll get ‘em yet, And when our boys must go away, we’ll take ‘em by the hand and say. Refrain: Everybody knows you’ll do your duty, everybody knows your heart is true. While you’re here today, or when you’re far away, Everybody loves you through and through, Everybody knows you’re making history, everybody knows you’ll do or die, But when we come to part, we know in every heart, though duty calls, it’s hard to say goodbye. Verse: There’s honor for us all, to answer duty’s call, The day has come to show our real worth, Your sense of right is clear, or you would not be here, To represent the greatest land on earth, And if temptation comes your way, just think of home and what we say. Refrain
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 8
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_681
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleThough Duty Calls It's Hard to Say Goodbye
ComposerWilliams, W. R.  
LyricistWilliams, W. R.  
PublisherWill Rossiter  
Place of PublicationChicago (Ill.)  
Year of Publication1917  
Date of Copyright1917-11-05
LyricsThough Duty Calls It’s Hard to Say Goodbye Verse: There’s something in the air, you feel it everywhere, Our country’s wide awake and full of pep, We know that we’re at war, and what we’re fighting for. And though the battle’s hard we’ll get ‘em yet, And when our boys must go away, we’ll take ‘em by the hand and say. Refrain: Everybody knows you’ll do your duty, everybody knows your heart is true. While you’re here today, or when you’re far away, Everybody loves you through and through, Everybody knows you’re making history, everybody knows you’ll do or die, But when we come to part, we know in every heart, though duty calls, it’s hard to say goodbye. Verse: There’s honor for us all, to answer duty’s call, The day has come to show our real worth, Your sense of right is clear, or you would not be here, To represent the greatest land on earth, And if temptation comes your way, just think of home and what we say. Refrain
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 20, Folder 8
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier2014_12996_681
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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