Somewhere in France 1917

Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK - 23 Jul 2002

See this little letter in my hand,
it's a summons to serve my native land.
Tho' it grieves me dearie to my heart,
there is nothing left to do
so sweetheart we must part:

I'm off today on a ship that sails away
and it's bound for some port,
somewhere in France.
Dearie don't cry,
I will be back byandbye,
when it's all over there,
and with France our debt is squared,
when with Germany we're through
we'll hoist the old Red, White and Blue;
So goodbye old pal,
I'll be thinking of you gal,
when we reach that old port,
somewhere in France.

I'm off today on a ship that sails away
and it's bound for some port,
somewhere in France.
Dearie don't cry,
I will be back byandbye,
when it's all over there,
and with France our debt is squared,
when with Germany we're through
we'll hoist the old Red, White and Blue;
So goodbye old pal,
I'll be thinking of you gal,
when we reach that old port,
somewhere in France.

Tho' they doublecross'd us you'll agree,
still you know we have waited patiently.
They all know how strong we are today;
time has come when Uncle Sam
will make the Kaiser pay:

I'm off today on a ship that sails away
and it's bound for some port,
somewhere in France.
Dearie don't cry,
I will be back byandbye,
when it's all over there,
and with France our debt is squared,
when with Germany we're through
we'll hoist the old Red, White and Blue;
So goodbye old pal,
I'll be thinking of you gal,
when we reach that old port,
somewhere in France.

I'm off today on a ship that sails away
and it's bound for some port,
somewhere in France.
Dearie don't cry,
I will be back byandbye,
when it's all over there,
and with France our debt is squared,
when with Germany we're through
we'll hoist the old Red, White and Blue;
So goodbye old pal,
I'll be thinking of you gal,
when we reach that old port,
somewhere in France.

Soft karaoke
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Somewhere in France 1917
Lyrics by Al Selden
Music by Sam H. Stept
copyright 1917 by A. J.Stasny Music Co. New York
sequence and karaoke by Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK
on Tuesday 23 July 2002 at 11.26
in association with Doug Grierson
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sung by Anne Chandler in the USA
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