When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again

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Melody - Patrick S. Gilmore, 1863; Seq. by Werner Tomaschewski
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Patrick S. Gilmore, "Louis Lambert", 1863

When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again,
Hurrah! Hurrah!
We'll give him a hearty welcome then
Hurrah! Hurrah!
The men will cheer and the boys will shout
The ladies they will all turn out
And we'll all feel gay,
When Johnny comes marching home. 		2. The old church bell will peal with joy
Hurrah! Hurrah!
To welcome home our darling boy
Hurrah! Hurrah!
The village lads and lassies say
With roses they will strew the way,
And we'll all feel gay
When Johnny comes marching home.
3. Get ready for the Jubilee,
Hurrah! Hurrah!
We'll give the hero three times three,
Hurrah! Hurrah!
The laurel wreath is ready now
To place upon his loyal brow
And we'll all feel gay
When Johnny comes marching home.
A stirring number popular ever since the Civil War when it was composed. The name of the author and composer, "Louis Lambert", was a nom de plume used by Patrick S. Gilmore, famous as a band leader and promoter of festivals and jubilees. - From the Golden Book of Favorite Songs, 1912.

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