When the Clouds of War Roll By

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"When the Clouds of War Roll By"
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Song
Published1917
Composer(s) Earl Haubrich
Lyricist(s) Nat Binns

When the Clouds of War Roll By is a World War I song composed by Earl Haubrich with lyrics by Nat Binns. It was published in 1917 by Ted Browne Music Co. in Chicago, Illinois. [1] [2]

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Chorus

When the clouds of war roll by,
I'll come marching home to you.
Until then I'll bid goodbye,
Just say that you will be true blue.
Marching to victory
For true democracy;
Back, back to you I'll come,
When the clouds of war roll by. [3]

This work can be found at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library. [4]

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References

  1. Parker, Bernard S. (2007). World War I Sheet Music 1. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc. P.781 ISBN   978-0-7864-2798-7. OCLC   71790113
  2. Vogel, Frederick G. (1995). World War I Songs: A History and Dictionary of Popular American Patriotic Tunes, with Over 300 Complete Lyrics. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 272. ISBN   0-89950-952-5. OCLC   32241433.
  3. Vogel, Frederick G. (1995). World War I Songs: A History and Dictionary of Popular American Patriotic Tunes, with Over 300 Complete Lyrics. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 396. ISBN   0-89950-952-5. OCLC   32241433.
  4. Haubrich, Earl, and Nat Binns. When the Clouds of War Roll by, 1917. Musical score. OCLC   852379773 http://pritzkermilitarylibrary.worldcat.org/search?qt=wc_org_prefix%20&q=no:852379773

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