France, We Have Not Forgotten You 1918

Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK - 20 Jul 2002

From across the sea
sad voices are calling,
calling you and me
to lighten their pain;
Oh, Sister France,
we know you're worn and weary,
we hear your plea and answer thee,
'Tis not in vain!

France, we have heard you calling,
France, while the shells are falling,
we know what we owe to you;
tho' your head is bowed in sorrow
in the vision of tomorrow,
Oh, can't you see victory is shining through?
America is coming!
France, let our guns defend you,
France, take the sons we send you,
your cause is our cause; that's true
and now that you're in need
of a helping hand,
way out there in NoMan's Land,
France, we have not forgotten you.

France, we have heard you calling,
France, while the shells are falling,
we know what we owe to you;
tho' your head is bowed in sorrow
in the vision of tomorrow,
Oh, can't you see victory is shining through?
America is coming!
France, let our guns defend you,
France, take the sons we send you,
your cause is our cause; that's true
and now that you're in need
of a helping hand,
way out there in NoMan's Land,
France, we have not forgotten you.

Mem'ries linger yet
of days when you helped us,
and your Lafayette who came to our aid;
Beloved France,
we did not find you wanting,
we can't forget,
we owe a debt that must be paid.

France, we have heard you calling,
France, while the shells are falling,
we know what we owe to you;
tho' your head is bowed in sorrow
in the vision of tomorrow,
Oh, can't you see victory is shining through?
America is coming!
France, let our guns defend you,
France, take the sons we send you,
your cause is our cause; that's true
and now that you're in need
of a helping hand,
way out there in NoMan's Land,
France, we have not forgotten you.

France, we have heard you calling,
France, while the shells are falling,
we know what we owe to you;
tho' your head is bowed in sorrow
in the vision of tomorrow,
Oh, can't you see victory is shining through?
America is coming!
France, let our guns defend you,
France, take the sons we send you,
your cause is our cause; that's true
and now that you're in need
of a helping hand,
way out there in NoMan's Land,
France, we have not forgotten you.

Soft karaoke
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flute
oboe
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France, We Have Not Forgotten You 1918
Lyric by Grank Clarke and Howard E. Rogers
Music by Milton Ager
copyright MCMXVIII by Leo Feist Inc., New York
sequence and karaoke by Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK
in Saturday 20 July 2002 at 22.00
in association with Doug Grierson
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