2 PIECES of WORLD WAR I SHEET MUSIC: "Joan of…

2 PIECES of WORLD WAR I SHEET MUSIC: "Joan of Arc, They Are Calling You" & "He Sleeps Beneath The Soil Of France" by Wells, Jack, music; Al Bryan and Willie Weston, lyrics / Taylor, Tell. < >
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2 PIECES of WORLD WAR I SHEET MUSIC: "Joan of Arc, They Are Calling You" & "He Sleeps Beneath The Soil Of France"

New York & Chicago: Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co. / Tell Taylor Music Publisher, (1917). Two pieces of vintage World War I sheet music, consisting of the 1917 hit "Joan of Arc, They Are Calling You" and the Tell Taylor song "He Sleeps Beneath The Soil Of France." "Joan of Arc" was composed by Jack Wells, and with lyrics written by Al Bryan and Willie Weston and Published by Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co. in New York. . The lyrics are in both English and French. Symbols of Joan of Arc were frequently carried by French soldiers, and shortly after the War - in 1920 - she was canonized. The cover art depicts a woman riding a horse, with her sword in the air. The lyrics of the song portrays the French soldiers' calling out to Joan of Arc with the chorus ending "Come lead your France to victory; Joan of Arc, they are calling you." The cover of "He Sleeps" pictures a woman, man, and dog sitting before a fireplace, while the lyrics relate the story of a young man who wounded at war, and "knew that he was going to die there on that summer's day." Refrain: "He sleeps beneath the soil of France so many miles away, he left behind the one he loved and a mother old and gray, he fought because he knew 'twas right to fight for liberty and now he's sleeping over there, beneath the soil of France." Each consists of single sheet folded to create 4 pages, 13-1/4" tall and 10-3/8" wide, with two pages of lyrics and music inside - the back cover of Joan of Arc advertises "The Latest Dance Craze - Paddle Addle in Your Little Canoe" and that of He Sleeps contains and snippets promoting "Beautiful Home Songs."

Condition: Fair condition with several edge tears, and some separation at the fold.

Book ID: 81646
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