I May Be Gone for a Long, Long Time

A 1917 popular song from World War I.
Words by Lew Brown.
Music by Albert Von Tilzer.

The sheet music:

I-May-Be-Gone-for-a-Long-Long-Time – Sheet MusicDownload

Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:

I_May_Be_Gone_For_A_Long_Long_Time – MIDIDownload

Lyrics

  1. Goodbye dear, I’m leaving you today
    Don’t cry dear, just dry those tears away
    Duty calls and I must obey
    But I’ll always hope and pray
    While I’m sailing far across the sea
    Will you always think of me?

Chorus
I may be gone for a long, long time
Long, long time, long, long time
But when I go you will know that I’ll always pine
For the day when you’ll be mine
Be true to me for a long, long time
Rain or shine, sweetheart mine
And I’ll be just as true to you
As to the Red, White and Blue
Though I’m gone for a long, long time

  1. Some day dear, when I come back to you
    We will build a little home for two
    Then we’ll settle down, dear, for life
    Far away from care and strife
    Cheer up dear, and when I’m far away
    Don’t forget to write each day

Sung here by Vancha March: