We’re On Our Way To France

From the musical “Yip-Yip-Yaphank”, 1918
Words and music by Irving Berlin

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The sheet music:

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Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:

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Lyrics

1. 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

2. 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

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Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: