"Send Me a Line When I'm Across the Ocean" is a World War I era song first released in 1917.[1] Irving Crocker wrote the lyrics. George L. Cobb composed the music.[2] It was written for both voice and piano.[3] Walter Jacobs of Boston, Massachusetts published the song.[1] The cover was designed by Rose Starmer. On the cover is a watercolor painting of an ocean with ships in the background.[4] In the foreground is an envelope addressed: "Private Good-boy; Rainbow Division; Somewhere in France."
| "Send Me a Line When I'm Across the Ocean" | |
|---|---|
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| Song | |
| Released | 1917 |
| Label | Walter Jacobs |
| Songwriter(s) | Composer: George L. Cobb Lyricist: Irving Crocker |
The song is told from the point of view of a soldier leaving for war. He gives instructions to those waiting for him at home: to write to him in order to keep his spirits up. The chorus is as follows:[1]
- Send me a line when I'm across the ocean
- Send me a line to show me your devotion
- A letter nice and long
- As sweet as any song
- To tell me that you'll remember
- Ev'ry promise while I'm gone
- Write me a word about my dear old mother
- I know I'll miss her more than I can say
- So while I'm over the sea
- Just show your love for me
- By sending a line to me each day
The sheet music can be found at Pritzker Military Museum & Library.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Send me a line: when I'm across the ocean". Brown University Library. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ^ 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. pp. 234, 360. ISBN 0-89950-952-5.
- ^ "send me a line when I'm across the ocean". Library of Congress. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ^ Parker, Bernard S. (2007). World War I Sheet Music. Vol. 2. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 579. ISBN 978-0-7864-2799-4.
- ^ Send me a line. OCLC WorldCat. OCLC 30123716. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
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