A World War I song from 1919
Words and music by J. R. Hammonds
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
Now we will meet our boys that come from o’er the sea.
Now that the war is won that they fought for you and me.
They’ll be welcome home again
And we’ll cheer them o’er and o’er
And a mighty nation’s gratitude
Will resound from shore to shore.
Chorus
From northland, to southland,
From eastland to westland,
We’ll welcome our brave soldiers,
Now that the war is over,
And the Yankees come marching home.
We’ll meet them, we’ll greet them,
We’ll treat them, we’ll feast them,
We’ll listen to their story,
Of how they won their glory,
We will welcome the Yankee boys home.
Verse 2
They went at their country’s call
Their hearts were brave and true.
Some of them gave their lives
But defeat they never knew.
With mothers, sisters and wives
To share their sorrows and joys,
We’ll make the mercy welkin ring
When we meet our soldier boys.
Sung by Laurence Rubenstein: