Western Americana from 1917
Words by Arthur Chapman
Music by Estelle Philleo
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by Denese Coulbeck:
Lyrics
- Out where the handclasp’s a little stronger
Out where the smile dwells a little longer
That’s where the West begins
Out where the sun is a little brighter
Where snows that fall are a trifle whiter
Where the bonds of home are a wee bit tighter
That’s where the West begins - Out where the skies are a trifle bluer
Out where a friendship’s a little truer
That’s where the West begins
Out where a fresher breeze is blowing
Out where there’s laughter in streamlets flowing
Where there’s more of reaping and less of sowing
That’s where the West begins - Out where the world is in the making
Where fewer hearts in despair are aching
That’s where the West begins
There’s more of singing and less of sighing
There’s more of giving and less of buying
And a man makes friends without half trying
That’s where the West begins
Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: