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When The Fleet Comes Sailing Home
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Wikipedia article
'When The Fleet Comes Sailing Home' is a World War I song written by Carl M. Legg and composed by Jay Flanagan. The song was first published in 1918 by Songland Music in Brooklyn, NY. The sheet music cover depicts a mother, wife, and son in uniform waving at an arriving transport ship.
The sheet music can be found at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library.Flanagan, T. Jay, and Carl M. Legg. 1918. 'When the fleet comes sailing home'. Brooklyn (549 Kosciusko St., Brooklyn, N.Y.): Songland Music Pub. Co.
References
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*Parker, Bernard S. 'World War I Sheet Music Vol 2.' 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:Songs about boats
Category:Songs about sailors
Category:Songs about soldiers
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