Words by C. Francis Reisner and Benny Davis
Music by Billy Baskette
Published 1917: Leo. Feist, Inc., Feist Building, New York, NY
MIDI file courtesy Benjamin
Tubb.
Verse: 1
Good-bye New York town, good-bye Miss Liberty,
Your light of freedom will guide us across the sea,
Ev�ry soldier�s sweetheart biding good-bye,
Ev�ry soldier�s mother drying her eye.
Cheer up we�ll soon be there,
Singing this Yan-kee air:
CHORUS 1:
Good-bye *Broadway, Hello France,
We�re ten million strong,
Good-bye sweethearts, wives and mothers,
It won�t take us long,
Don�t you worry while we�re there,
It�s for you we�re fighting too,
So Good-bye Broadway, Hello France,
We�re going to square our debt to you.
Verse 2:
Vive Pershing is the cry across the sea.
We�re united in this fight for liberty.
France sent us a soldier, brave La Fayette
Whose deeds and fame we cannot forget.
Now that we have the chance
We�ll pay our debt to France.
CHORUS 2:
Good-bye *Broadway, Hello France,
We�re ten million strong,
Good-bye sweethearts, wives and mothers,
It won�t take us long,
Don�t you worry while we�re there,
It�s you we�re fighting for,
So Good-bye Broadway, Hello France,
We�re going to help you win this war.
*Name of any city may be substituted for Broadway if desired.
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