It Won't Be Long Before We're Home Explained

It Won't Be Long Before We're Home
Caption:	Sheet Music cover
Language:	English
Published:	1918

"It Won't Be Long Before We're Home" is a World War I song in the style of a march. It was written by Paul Cunningham and composed by Joseph E. Howard.^[1] This song was published in 1918 by M. Witmark & Sons, in New York, NY.

The sheet music cover depicts a soldier celebrating standing on a battlefield with German helmets and an inset photo of Joseph E. Howard along with a note that the song was used in the Song Bird Review.^[2]

The sheet music can be found at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library.^[3]

References

Bibliography

• Parker, Bernard S. World War I Sheet Music 1. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc., 2007. .
• Vogel, Frederick G. World War I Songs: A History and Dictionary of Popular American Patriotic Tunes, with Over 300 Complete Lyrics. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc., 1995. .

Notes and References

1. Book: 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. . 197 . 0-89950-952-5 . 32241433.
2. Book: Parker, Bernard S. . 2007 . World War I Sheet Music 1. . Jefferson . McFarland & Company, Inc. . 311 . 978-0-7864-2798-7 . 71790113.
3. Howard, Joseph E., and Paul A. Cunningham. 1918. It won't be long before we're home: march song. Performing Arts Encyclopedia.