Gee! What a Wonderful Time We'll Have When the Boys Come Home

"Gee! What a Wonderful Time We'll Have When the Boys Come Home" is a World War I era song released in 1917. Lyrics and music were written by Mary Earl.[1] The song was published by Shapiro, Bernstein & Co. of New York, New York.[2] It was written for both voice and piano.[3][4] The sheet music cover was designed by artist Albert Wilfred Barbelle. On the cover are soldiers marching down a city street. A skyline is behind them, and the lights spell out, "Welcome Home."[5]

"Gee! What a Wonderful Time We'll Have When the Boys Come Home"
Song
Released1917
LabelShapiro, Bernstein & Co.
Songwriter(s)Mary Earl

The song calls for a celebration when the soldiers return home from war. The chorus is as follows:[2]

Gee! What a wonderful time we'll have
When the boys come home
The girls will be dressed in their Sunday best
When the boys come home
The flags will fly and the bands will play
We'll all turn out with a smile so gay
And ev'ry one shouting, "Hip Hip Hooray:
When the boys come home

The sheet music can be found at Pritzker Military Museum & Library.[6]

References
  1. 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. 177, 313. ISBN 0-89950-952-5.
  2. "Gee! What a Wonderful Time We'll Have When the Boys Come Home". University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  3. "Gee! What a wonderful time we'll have when the boys come home". Library of Congress. Library of Congress. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  4. "Gee! What a Wonderful Time We'll Have When the Boys Come Home". JScholarship. JScholarship. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  5. Parker, Bernard S. (2007). World War I Sheet Music. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 171. ISBN 978-0-7864-2798-7.
  6. Gee! what a wonderful time we'll have when the boys come home. OCLC WorldCat. OCLC WorldCat. OCLC 20119914. Retrieved 9 February 2016.


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