Английская Википедия:Bring Me a Letter from My Old Home Town
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"Bring Me a Letter from My Old Home Town" is a World War I era ballad song released in 1918. A.G. Delamater wrote the lyrics and Will R. Anderson composed the music. It was written for both voice and piano.[1]
The song was published by M. Witmark & Sons in New York City. On the sheet music cover is a group of "greater Vitagraph players" sitting around a table, writing letters. Behind them is a service flag with a red border and one blue star.[2][3]
The song opens with a wounded soldier laying on a cot. He tells a nurse that the only thing that will cure his homesickness is hearing from his "old home town". The chorus is as follows:[4] Шаблон:Poemquote
Sheet music
The sheet music can be found at Pritzker Military Museum & Library.[5]
Performers
The song was performed by Billy Jones for Edison Blue Amberol[6] and by Will R. Anderson for Columbia.[7]
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