Used in “ALEXANDER’S RAGTIME BAND,” 1938 film.
Words and Music by Irving Berlin.
Copyright ©29 Aug 1918.
Sheet Music from the collection of Michael Deatz.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
1. Mother dear, I’ve just finished mess
Wrote a soldier from over the foam
How I’ve missed your tender caress
Since the day when I sailed from home
But don’t worry, dear, I’m contented here
What is more I’m feeling fine
Everything’s all right, dear and every night
I will drop you a line
Chorus:
You can picture me every evening
At the close of the day
Writing a little letter
In the Y. M. C. A.
Mother dear although it’s lonesome
With you so far away
I can always find a little sunshine
In the Y. M. C. A.
2. Mother dear, I’m soon coming home
For it’s over at last “over here”
Soon they’ll send me back o’er the foam
So be patient and wait my dear
I want you to smile, every little while
Don’t forget that all is well
After mess each night, I’ll sit down and write
There’ll be so much to tell
Sung by Laurence Rubenstein: