Show 1 H HOME 0 ME i 0 t Hark What shouts of gladness fill the street street- cornel comel We hear the tread troad of They Thoy come marching fe feet t. t Home from France their faces fairly shine Friends Friend everywhere how hard to keep in line j Sweethearts kiss their heroes' heroes sunburned cheok check i Mothers only smile too gl glad ld to speak lk I Fathers gaily marching at their side r Feel for c each noble son a fathers father's pride From casement high she views the scene below rr t I And dreams of other days not long ago She She- too has known the joy of wedded bliss A strong mans man's love lover a husbands husband's tender tender kiss kis I How HoYi well this scene brings brins back that other day C. C When with these very lads he marched away 1 T She tries to smile her lips are parched and dry i. i She w waves a greeting to the passersby But who is that n a J footstep on the stair Her heart leaps up then sinks in wild despair A tiny boy stands in the open door j His face faca is thoughtful for a child of four She Sho holds him tightly to her mother breast Upon his pouting lips a S kiss is is pressed I He qu questions softly Mother tell mo when My dear dear daddys daddy's coming home again She t takes him on her knee h her r teardrops fall I She murmurs Dear the Father of us all 1 Came down upon the b battlefield to roam And found our daddy d there and took him home I I LUCETTA A A. A WALLACE |