Released 1918 Language English | Label Jeff Branen Publisher | |
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Writer(s) Composer: Evans LloydLyricist: Jeff Branen | ||
"When the Sun Goes Down in Normandie (Then Is When I Sit and Dream of You)" is a World War I era song released in 1918. Jeff Branen wrote the lyrics. Evans Lloyd composed the music. The song was published by Jeff Branen Publisher of New York, New York. The sheet music cover features a group of soldiers sitting around the camp fire. In the foreground is an armed soldier on guard duty walking through the campground. The song was written for both voice and piano.
The lyrics begins with a woman proudly declaring that her soldier boyfriend has sent her a letter. The chorus is the contents of the letter:
When the sun goes down in NormandyAnd the campfires are all a-glowI'm dreaming of my lady loveWho's so far away across the watersOne of America's fairest daughtersGee! Tonight I'm lonesome and blueand gee! I know that you're lonesome tooWhen the sun goes down in NormandyThen is when I sit and dream of youThe sheet music can be found at Pritzker Military Museum & Library.
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