Goodbye, France

Goodbye, France is a World War I era song written and composed by Irving Berlin and published by Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co.

Reception

Goodbye, France was released by The Peerless Quartet in January 1919. The song peaked at 9th on song charts in the US.^[1]

Lyrics

1st Verse:

"I can picture the boys 'over there,'

Making plenty of noise 'over there,'

And if I'm not wrong,

It won't be long,

Ere a certain song will fill the air;

It's all very clear,

The time's drawing near

When they'll be marching down to the pier,

singing:"

Chorus:

"Goodbye, France,

We'd love to linger longer,

But we must go home.

Folks are waiting to welcome us

Across the foam;

We were glad to stand side by side with you,

Mightily proud to have died with you.

So goodbye, France,

You'll never be forgotten by the U.S.A."

2nd Verse:

"Goodbye, France,

"They are waiting for one happy day,

When the word comes to start on their way;

With a tear-dimmed eye

They'll say goodbye,

But their hearts will cry hip-hip hooray!

The friends that they made

Will wish that they stayed,

As they start on their homeward parade, singing"

Chorus

References

External links

• Audio file of Goodbye, France "Goodbye, France". Library of Congress. Retrieved 13 November 2015.