Lyr Req: Keep The Home-Fires Burning

27 Nov 00 - 08:09 PM (#347379)
Subject: Keep The Home Fires Burning
From: John in Brisbane

I've sent a MIDI to MMario for inclusion in Mudcat MIDIs for this popular WWI song, but I haven't yet been able to find the full lyrics. There is at least one verse (I think maybe two) as well as the chorus. Can someone help here please?

Regards, John

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27 Nov 00 - 08:17 PM (#347381)
Subject: Lyr Add: KEEP THE HOME-FIRES BURNING (Ford,Novello
From: Amos

Hope this is the one:

KEEP THE HOME-FIRES BURNING
Words: Lena Guilbert Ford, Music: Ivor Novello
New York: Chappell & Co., ©1915.

1. They were summoned from the hillside; they were called in from the glen,
And the country found them ready, at the stirring call for men.
Let no tears add to their hardship, as the soldiers pass along,
And although your heart is breaking, make it sing this cheery song:

CHORUS: Keep the home fires burning While your hearts are yearning.
Though your lads are far away, they dream of home.
There's a silver lining Through the dark cloud shining.
Turn the dark cloud inside out till the boys come home.

2. Overseas there came a pleading: "Help a nation in distress!"
And we gave our glorious laddies; honour made us do no less.
For no gallant son of freedom to a tyrant's yoke should bend,
And a noble heart must answer to the sacred call of "Friend."

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27 Nov 00 - 08:33 PM (#347383)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Keep The Home Fires Burning
From: MMario

woops! I better get busy, hadn't I?

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28 Nov 00 - 05:19 AM (#347454)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Keep The Home Fires Burning
From: GUEST,John in Brisbane

Thanks Amos and MM ; that's the one.

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28 Nov 00 - 10:40 AM (#347499)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Keep The Home Fires Burning
From: MMario

I KNEW I had seen this somewhere - I just started another thread to post it....oops!

anyway - the midi has been sent off to Alan, and the NWC file with all the lyrics we have to Dick.

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28 Nov 00 - 12:19 PM (#347549)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Keep The Home Fires Burning
From: Dale Rose

KEEP THE HOME-FIRES BURNING ('TILL THE BOYS COME HOME) at The Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music.

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