Set Aside Your Tears (Till the Boys Come Marching Home) explained

Set Aside Your Tears (Till the Boys Come Marching Home)
Cover:	SetAsideYourTears.jpg
Caption:	Sheet Music cover
Language:	English
Published:	1917

Set Aside Your Tears (Till the Boys Come Marching Home) is a World War I song written and composed by Wolfe Gilbert, Malvin Franklin, and Anatole Friedland.^[1] The song was first published in 1917 by Jos. W. Stern & Co. in New York, NY. The sheet music cover depicts a woman waving to marching troops.^[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. . 235 . 0-89950-952-5 . 32241433.
2. Book: Parker, Bernard S. . 2007 . World War I Sheet Music Vol 2. . Jefferson . McFarland & Company, Inc. . 582 . 978-0-7864-2799-4 . 71790113.
3. Gilbert, L. Wolfe, Malvin M. Franklin, and Anatol Friedland. 1917. Set aside your tears: (till the boys come marching home). Performing Arts Encyclopedia.