A WWII ballad from 1942
Words and music by Al Goodhart and Kay Twomey
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
Johnny Doughboy sailed away
And it was his lucky day
Even though the skies were gray above
On that isle across the sea
Johnny’s making history
With his Yankee Doodle arms of love
Refrain:
Johnny Doughboy found a rose in Ireland
Sure the fairest flower that Erin ever grew
Oh, the Blarney in her talk
Took him back to old New York
Where his mother spoke the sweetest blarney too
Johnny Doughboy found a rose in Ireland
And she stole his heart with smilin’ eyes of blue
He said, “Darlin’, ’tis my duty
To make an American beauty
Of a sweet Irish rose like you”