Historic Sheet Music Collection

Document Type

Score

Publication Date

1917

Comments

Words by Andrew B. Sterling
Music by Arthur Lange
Cover art by André De Takacs

Publisher: Joe Morris Music Co. 145W 45th St. New York

Copyright: Copyright 1917 by The Joe Morris Co. 145 W. 45th St., New York, N.Y.

The Publishers reserve the right to the use of this Music or melody for any Mechanical Instruments

International Copyright Secured All Rights Reserved Albert & Son Australian Agents, Sidney

Bottom right on page 3: F.J. Lawson Co. N.Y.

Advertisement: (Back Cover) Sample of music sheet

Joe Morris Music Co.’s Song Supreme

Song “Tho’ I’m Not The First To Call You “Sweetheart” Please Let Me Be The Last”

Words by Bernie Grossman
Music by Arthur Lange
Art by André De Takacs

Stamp on front cover reads:

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H.C. Bolich Prop.
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Lyrics

[Verse 1]

There’s a million mothers knocking at the nations door,
A million mothers, yes and there’ll be millions more,
And while with-in each mother heart they pray,
Just hark what one brave mother has to say.

[Chorus]

America, I raised a boy for you.
America, You’ll find him staunch and true,
Place a gun upon his shoulder,
He is ready to die or do.
America, he is my only one;
My hope, my pride and joy,
But if I had another, he would march beside his brother;
America, here’s my boy.

[Verse 2]

There’s a million mothers waiting by the fireside bright,
A million mothers, waiting for the call tonight.
And while within each heart there’ll be a tear,
She’ll watch her boy go marching with a cheer.

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