a 1918 World War I song
words and music by Charles B. Weston
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
1. Our boys are of the fighting kind that win the victory
And they’ll bring back the laurels from afar across the sea
They fight just like our fathers did in the days of sixty one
They keep right on a fighting till the victory is won
And when the war is over and the boys come home again
We’ll shout aloud their praises and we’ll sing the sweet refrain
Chorus
When Johnnie come marching home again Huhrah Huhrah
When Johnnie come marching home again Huhrah Huhrah
We’ll sing glory glory Hallelujah
Huhrah my boy we’re proud to greet you
Glory glory Hallelujah
When Johnnie comes marching home again
2. We’ll close up ev’ry business and we’ll have a holiday
And ev’ry one will wear a smile with hearts so light and gay
We’ll stand along the avenue with our banners waving high
We’ll shout and wave old glory while the boys go marching by
With bands so sweetly playing everybody’s favorite strain
We’ll all join in the chorus and we’ll sing it o’er again
Sung here by Fred Feild: