Used in “ALEXANDER’S RAGTIME BAND,” 1938 film.
Words and Music by Irving Berlin.
Copyright ©19 Aug 1918.
Sheet Music from the collection of Michael Deatz.
The sheet music:
Lyrics
- All is ready, so just hold steady
We’ll soon be going to the pier
No more waiting or hesitating
The time to sail is here
Bye-bye mothers and all the others
Who’ll come to shed a little tear
Don’t cry, Bye-bye
Give us a parting cheer
Chorus
We’re on our way to France
There’s not a minute to spare, that’s why
For when the Yanks advance
You bet we wanna be there, Goodbye
- Old Hoboken is bent and broken
From soldiers marching on her pier
While you slumber, a great big number
Of soldiers disappear
To the millions of brave civilians
That we are leaving over here
We say, Day day
Give us a parting cheer