God Be with Our Boys Tonight
| "God Be with Our Boys Tonight" | |
|---|---|
 Early sheet music cover | |
| Song | |
| Published | 1918 |
| Composer(s) | Wilfrid Sanderson |
| Lyricist(s) | Fred G. Bowles |
"God Be with Our Boys Tonight" is a World War I–era song written by Wilfrid Sanderson and Fred G. Bowles in 1918.[1][2] It reached number three on the US top 100 songs of June 1918.[3]
The sheet music can be found at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library.[4]
It was sometimes performed by Tiny Tim.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Parker 2007, p. 189.
- ^ "Browse All Recordings | God be with our boys tonight, Take 1 (1918-04-05)". National Jukebox. Library of Congress. Archived from the original on November 9, 2015.
- ^ "Top Songs of 1918". Music VF.com. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
- ^ Sanderson, W.; Bowles, Fred G.; McCormack, John (1918). God be with our boys to-night. New York: Boosey & Co. OCLC 20119597.
- ^ See, for example, The Complete Monterey Pop Festival: The Criterion Collection Disc 3: The Outtake Performances, recorded by D.A. Pennebaker
- Bibliography
- Parker, Bernard S. (2007). World War I Sheet Music. Vol. 1. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-2798-7. OCLC 71790113.
- 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. ISBN 0-89950-952-5. OCLC 32241433.
