"Gee! What a Wonderful Time We'll Have When the Boys Come Home" is a World War I era song released in 1917. Lyrics and music were written by Mary Earl.[1] The song was published by Shapiro, Bernstein & Co. of New York, New York.[2] It was written for both voice and piano.[3][4] The sheet music cover was designed by artist Albert Wilfred Barbelle. On the cover are soldiers marching down a city street. A skyline is behind them, and the lights spell out, "Welcome Home."[5]
| "Gee! What a Wonderful Time We'll Have When the Boys Come Home" | |
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| Song | |
| Released | 1917 |
| Label | Shapiro, Bernstein & Co. |
| Songwriter(s) | Mary Earl |
The song calls for a celebration when the soldiers return home from war. The chorus is as follows:[2]
- Gee! What a wonderful time we'll have
- When the boys come home
- The girls will be dressed in their Sunday best
- When the boys come home
- The flags will fly and the bands will play
- We'll all turn out with a smile so gay
- And ev'ry one shouting, "Hip Hip Hooray:
- When the boys come home
The sheet music can be found at Pritzker Military Museum & Library.[6]
References
edit- ^ Vogel, Frederick G. (1995). World War I Songs: A History and Dictionary of Popular American Patriotic Tunes, with Over 300 Complete Lyrics. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 177, 313. ISBN 0-89950-952-5.
- ^ a b "Gee! What a Wonderful Time We'll Have When the Boys Come Home". University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ^ "Gee! What a wonderful time we'll have when the boys come home". Library of Congress. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ^ "Gee! What a Wonderful Time We'll Have When the Boys Come Home". JScholarship. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ^ Parker, Bernard S. (2007). World War I Sheet Music. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 171. ISBN 978-0-7864-2798-7.
- ^ Gee! what a wonderful time we'll have when the boys come home. OCLC 20119914. Retrieved 9 February 2016 – via OCLC WorldCat.
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