My Sweetheart Is Somewhere in France explained

My Sweetheart Is Somewhere in France
Cover:	My sweetheart is somewhere in france.jpg
Caption:	Sheet music cover
Released:	1917

"My Sweetheart Is Somewhere in France" is a World War I era song first released in 1917.^[1] Mary Earl composed the music and wrote the lyrics.^{[2] [3] [4]} Shapiro, Bernstein & Co. Inc. of New York City published the song. Elizabeth Spencer performed a version of the song that was released by the Victor record label.^[4]

It was written for voice and piano.^[5] On the cover is a woman looking down at a soldier writing a letter. Between them are the moon and stars.^[6]

The song is told from the point of view of a person whose significant other is in France, fighting the war. The chorus is as follows:

The sheet music can be found at Pritzker Military Museum & Library.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: my sweetheart is somewhere in France . . Library of Congress National Jukebox . Library of Congress . 3 February 2016.
2. 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. . 213 . 0-89950-952-5.
3. Web site: My Sweetheart is Somewhere in France. A Song Gem. . . JScholarship . 3 February 2016.
4. Web site: Robert King (composer) - Discography of American Historical Recordings. adp.library.ucsb.edu.
5. Web site: My sweetheart is somewhere in France/[notated music] ]. . The Library of Congress . 3 February 2016.
6. Book: Parker . Bernard S. . 2007 . 1 . World War I Sheet Music . Jefferson . McFarland & Company, Inc. . 441 . 978-0-7864-2798-7.
7. Book: my sweetheart is somewhere in France . . OCLC WorldCat . 18770845 . 3 February 2016.