He's Well Worth Waiting For 1918

James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 20 Jul 2004

'Mid the roses twining
stands a dear sweet lonesome lass
dreaming of her boy across the foam;
sunshine calls the songbirds
as the fleeting moments pass
and they seem to tell her:
"He'll come home."
Her soldier boy has left her
and they'll meet she knows not when
but 'till he comes back again.

She's going to wait and watch,
for his returning from over there,
from over there.
He's gone to fight for right
and bravely do his part,
and all the while
a smile of hope is in her heart
she's going to keep
the lovelight brightly burning.
Each night her prayer
will reach that foreign shore.
She's going to wait, wait
although her heart may ache,
she's going to wait wait,
although her heart may break,
she's going to wait
and watch for his return
for he's well worth waiting for.

She's going to wait and watch,
for his returning from over there,
from over there.
He's gone to fight for right
and bravely do his part,
and all the while
a smile of hope is in her heart
she's going to keep
the lovelight brightly burning.
Each night her prayer
will reach that foreign shore.
She's going to wait, wait
although her heart may ache,
she's going to wait wait,
although her heart may break,
she's going to wait
and watch for his return
for he's well worth waiting for.

As the fading shadows tell her
of the setting sun;
night time brings her thoughts of him alone.
Though he's far away
she can't forget her dearest one
and she dreams of when he'll be her own.
Although she longs to hold him
and she's very lonesome too
there is just one thing to do.

She's going to wait and watch,
for his returning from over there,
from over there.
He's gone to fight for right
and bravely do his part,
and all the while
a smile of hope is in her heart
she's going to keep
the lovelight brightly burning.
Each night her prayer
will reach that foreign shore.
She's going to wait, wait
although her heart may ache,
she's going to wait wait,
although her heart may break,
she's going to wait
and watch for his return
for he's well worth waiting for.

She's going to wait and watch,
for his returning from over there,
from over there.
He's gone to fight for right
and bravely do his part,
and all the while
a smile of hope is in her heart
she's going to keep
the lovelight brightly burning.
Each night her prayer
will reach that foreign shore.
She's going to wait, wait
although her heart may ache,
she's going to wait wait,
although her heart may break,
she's going to wait
and watch for his return
for he's well worth waiting for.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
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He's Well Worth Waiting For 1918
lyrics by Garfield Kilgour
Music by Harry von Tilzer
© MCMXVIII by Harry von Tilzer Mus.Pub.Co.
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Tuesday 20 July 2004 at 16.12
in association with Doug Grierson
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