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It Won't Be Long Before We're Home

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"'It Won't Be Long Before We're Home'" is a World War I song in the style of a march. It was written by Paul Cunningham and composed by Joseph E. Howard. This song was published in 1918 by M. Witmark & Sons, in New York, NY.

The sheet music cover depicts a soldier celebrating standing on a battlefield with German helmets and an inset photo of Joseph E. Howard along with a note that the song was used in the Song Bird Review.

The sheet music can be found at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library.Howard, Joseph E., and Paul A. Cunningham. 1918. 'It won't be long before we're home: march song'. Performing Arts Encyclopedia.

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Bibliography

*Parker, Bernard S. 'World War I Sheet Music 1.' Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc., 2007. .

*Vogel, Frederick G. 'World War I Songs: A History and Dictionary of Popular American Patriotic Tunes, with Over 300 Complete Lyrics'. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc., 1995. .

Category:1918 songs

Category:Songs of World War I

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