While You're Over There in No Man's Land, I'm Over Here in Lonesome Land

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"While You're Over There in No Man's Land, I'm Over Here in Lonesome Land"
Song
LanguageEnglish
Published1918
Songwriter(s)Lyricist: Jessie Spiess
Composer: Jack Stanley

While You're Over There in No Man's Land, I'm Over Here in Lonesome Land is a World War I song written by Jessie Spiess and composed by Jack Stanley. The song was first published in 1918 by Will Rossiter in Chicago, Il.[1] The sheet music cover, illustrated by Starmer, features a woman knitting with a battle scene above.[2]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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. p. 278. ISBN 0-89950-952-5. OCLC 32241433.
  2. ^ Parker, Bernard S. (2007). World War I Sheet Music. Vol 2. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 93. ISBN 978-0-7864-2799-4. OCLC 71790113.
  3. ^ Stanley, Jack, and Jessie Spiess. 1918. While you're over there in no-man's land, I'm over here in lonesome land. Performing Arts Encyclopedia. OCLC 23915209

Bibliography

  • Parker, Bernard S. World War I Sheet Music. Vol 2 Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc., 2007. ISBN 0-7864-2799-X. OCLC 71790113
  • Rubin, Richard. 2014. The last of the doughboys: the forgotten generation and their forgotten World War. ISBN 978-0-5442-9048-8. OCLC 854944438
  • 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. ISBN 0-89950-952-5. OCLC 32241433