So Long, Mother | |
Cover: | So long, mother.jpg |
Type: | song |
Released: | 1917 |
Composer: | Egbert Van Alstyne |
Lyricist: | Raymond B. Egan, Gus Kahn |
"So Long, Mother" is a World War I era song released in 1917. Raymond B. Egan and Gus Kahn wrote the lyrics. Egbert Van Alstyne composed the music.[1] The song was published by Jerome H. Remick & Co. of Detroit, Michigan. On the cover is a soldier and mother in an embrace. Adjacent is an inset photo of singer Al Jolson.[2] It was written for both voice and piano.[3]
The song is told from the soldier's point of view as he comforts his heavyhearted mother before he leaves for war. The chorus is as follows:[4]
The sheet music can be found at Pritzker Military Museum & Library.[5]