Three wonderful letters from home / words by Joe Goodwin and Ballard MacDonald music by James F. Hanley
| Title | Three wonderful letters from home / words by Joe Goodwin and Ballard MacDonald music by James F. Hanley |
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| Subject | World War, 1914-1918 -- Songs and music |
| Popular music -- 1911-1920 | |
| Description | For voice and piano |
| Caption title: Cover illustrated by Barbelle | |
| Library SMC 02350 ... Back cover: Excerpts for Three wonderful letters from home, Lafayette, Oh Harry! Harry!, A little bit of sunshine from home, Beautiful Ohio | |
| Library SMC 02351 ... Back cover: Excerpts of Long boy, One day in June, Chin-chin Chinaman, and Liberty bell | |
| Creator | Hanley, James F. (James Frederick), 1892-1942 |
| Source | Sheet Music Collection; Music Library and Bill Schurk Sound Archives; University Libraries; Bowling Green State University |
| Publisher | New York : Shapiro, Bernstein |
| Date | circa 1918 |
| Contributor | Goodwin, Joe, 1889-1943, Lyricist. |
| MacDonald, Ballard, Lyricist. | |
| Barbelle, 1888-1957, Illustrator. | |
| Rights |
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| Format | Sheet music |
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| Type | Image |
| Text | |
| Identifier | SMC 02350 |
| https://digitalgallery.bgsu.edu/collections/item/20167 | |
| Alternative Title | First line of text: Three letters left a village bound for somewhere over there;First line of refrain: For the first was just old fashioned, and it breathed a mother's pray'r |
| Date Modified | 2017-03-28 |
| References | http://maurice.bgsu.edu/record=b2439953~S9 |
VERSE 01: Three letters left a village bound for somewhere over there,/Three letters to a lonesome soldier lad/Each one a loving story told,/Each one was worth its weight in gold/Three messages that made his poor heart glad: CHORUS: For the first was just old fashioned,/And it breathed a mother’s pray’r/While the next one started “Darling, God protect you over there,”/And the third was filled with kisses,/Sent to Daddy ‘cross the foam,/From his mother, wife and baby,/Three wonderful letters from home. VERSE 02: Each word was like a soft caress that soothed his aching heart,/And drove away the mis’ry and the pain/Then joy returned to take their place/And brought a vision of each face/As o’er and o’er he read their words again: | |
| Original Format | 1 score (3 p.) 35 cm |
