(From Home)
A World War I song from 1918
Words by Ballard MacDonald and Joe Goodwin
Music by James F. Hanley
The sheet music:
Lyrics
1. Say, neighbor, did you write to say “Hello”
To Frank and Jim and Joe, the boys who had to go?
Well, neighbor, don’t you think it’s time you did?
For a long, long way from home today
There’s some poor lonesome kid (Remember)
CHORUS
Just a bit of sunshine
A little bit of sunshine
Will drive the clouds away
You’ve got lots of time, so spend it
Write a cheery not and send it
It may help some fellow on his way
There is pen and paper handy
Send ’em cigarettes and candy
Help those Yankee Doodle Dandies o’er the foam
For a friendly sort of letter
Makes a fellow feel much better
It’s a little bit of sunshine from home
2. Say, neighbor, put yourself in Johnny’s shoes
I’ll bet you’d have the blues
If you received no news
Well, neighbor, you can see it’s mighty hard
In that lonesome camp, so stick a stamp
Upon a postal card (Remember)