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When the Fleet Comes Sailing Home

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"When the Fleet Comes Sailing Home"
Song
LanguageEnglish
Published1918
Composer(s)Jay Flanagan
Lyricist(s)Carl M. Legg

"When the Fleet Comes Sailing Home" is a World War I song written by Carl M. Legg and composed by Jay Flanagan.[1] The song was first published in 1918 by Songland Music in Brooklyn, New York City. The sheet music cover depicts a mother, wife, and son in uniform waving at an arriving transport ship.[2]

The sheet music can be found at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Vogel 1995, p. 272.
  2. ^ Parker 2007, p. 782.
  3. ^ Flanagan, T. Jay; Legg, Carl M. (1918). When the fleet comes sailing home. Brooklyn (549 Kosciusko St., Brooklyn, N.Y.): Songland Music Pub. Co. OCLC 79690734.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
Bibliography
  • Parker, Bernard S. (2007). World War I Sheet Music. Vol. 2. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-2799-4. OCLC 71790113.
  • Vogel, Frederick G. (1995). World War I Songs: A History and Dictionary of Popular American Patriotic Tunes, with Over 300 Complete Lyrics. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 0-89950-952-5. OCLC 32241433.