When the Good Lord Makes a Record of a Hero’s Deed
A World War I song from 1918.
Words by Val Trainor.
Music by Harry De Costa.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- Dear old colored mammy
Talking to her boy
Knows he’s going over
Bids farewell to joy
She says, “I’ll be lonesome
When you march away
But Uncle Sammy needs you
And I’m proud of you today”
Refrain
Your Grand-dad did his duty in the Civil war
He fell by his master’s side
Your daddy bravely did his bit at San Juan Hill
You know that’s where he died
So I know that you will do your duty, too
And remember, son of mine
When the good Lord makes a record of a hero’s deed
He draws no color line
- Where the shells are bursting
Over there in France
Driving Huns before them
Colored troups advance
Underneath old Glory
Fight with pride and joy
For each one knows the story
Dear old mammy told her boy
Sung here by Fred Feild: