Cheer Up, Mother
1918 song by Mary Earl
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"Cheer Up, Mother" is a World War I era song released in 1918. Mary Earl composed the music and wrote the lyrics.[1] Shapiro, Bernstein & Co. of New York, New York published the song. Artist Albert Wilfred Barbelle designed the sheet music cover. It features a mother saying good-bye to her soldier son.[2] It was written for both voice and piano.[3][4][5]
| "Cheer Up, Mother" | |
|---|---|
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| Song | |
| Released | 1918 |
| Label | Shapiro, Bernstein & Co. |
| Songwriter | Mary Earl |
In the song, a son is comforting his mother before he heads off to war. The chorus is as follows:
- "Cheer up, mother, smile and don't be sighing
- Dry the teardrop in your eye;
- We'll come back with colors flying
- After the war clouds roll by,
- Homeward bound then
- We'll come sailing, mother.
- We will win out, never fear;
- Dad came home from fields of glory,
- Maybe I'll repeat his story,
- So cheer up, mother dear."
The sheet music can be found at Pritzker Military Museum & Library.[6]
