Published 1918 | Writer(s) Irving Berlin | |
Goodbye, France is a World War I era song written and composed by Irving Berlin and published by Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co.
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Reception
Goodbye, France was released by The Peerless Quartet in January 1919. The song peaked at 9th on song charts in the US.
Lyrics
1st Verse:
"I can picture the boys 'over there,'
Making plenty of noise 'over there,'
And if I'm not wrong,
It won't be long,
Ere a certain song will fill the air;
It's all very clear,
The time's drawing near
When they'll be marching down to the pier,
singing:"
Chorus:
"Goodbye, France,
We'd love to linger longer,
But we must go home.
Folks are waiting to welcome us
Across the foam;
We were glad to stand side by side with you,
Mightily proud to have died with you.
So goodbye, France,
You'll never be forgotten by the U.S.A."
2nd Verse:
"Goodbye, France,
"They are waiting for one happy day,
When the word comes to start on their way;
With a tear-dimmed eye
They'll say goodbye,
But their hearts will cry hip-hip hooray!
The friends that they made
Will wish that they stayed,
As they start on their homeward parade, singing"
Chorus