Length 03:06 Writer(s) Mary Earl | Label Victor | |
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Recorded October 19, 1917 (1917-10-19) | ||
"My Sweetheart is Somewhere in France" is a World War I era song first released in 1917. Mary Earl composed the music and wrote the lyrics. Shapiro, Bernstein & Co. Inc. of New York, New York published the song. Elizabeth Spencer performed a version of the song that was released by the Victor record label.
It was written for voice and piano. On the cover is a woman looking down at a soldier writing a letter. Between them are the moon and stars.
The song is told from the point of view of a woman whose significant other is in France, fighting the war. The chorus is as follows:
My sweetheart is far across the ocean My sweetheart is somewhere in France When he whispered "Good-Bye" I tried not to cry Because he said, "I'm taking a soldier's chance" Could I see him, I'd tell him that I love him And I'd put all my heart in one fond glance Ev'ry night I say a pray'r For the boy who's over there My sweetheart is somewhere in FranceThe sheet music can be found at Pritzker Military Museum & Library.
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