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GOODBYE BROADWAY, HELLO FRANCE
Words by C. Francis Reisner and Benny Davis (Info)
Music by Billy Baskette
1917


 Sheet Music

8-Bar Intro

Verse 1

GOOD-BYE NEW-YORK TOWN, GOOD-BYE MISS LIB-ER-TY,
YOUR LIGHT OF FREE-DOM WILL GUIDE US A-CROSS THE SEA,
EV-'RY SOL-DIER'S SWEET-HEART BID-DING GOOD-BYE,
EV-'RY SOL-DIER'S MO-THER DRY-ING HER EYE
CHEER UP WE'LL SOON BE THERE,
SING-ING THIS YAN-KEE AIR:

Verse 2

VI-VE PER-SHING IN THE CRY A-CROSS THE SEA,
WE'RE U-NIT-ED IN THIS FIGHT FOR LIB-ER-TY.
FRANCE SENT US A SOL-DIER, BRAVE LA-FA-YETTE,
WHOSE DEEDS AND FAME WE CAN-NOT FOR-GET.
NOW THAT WE HAVE THE CHANCE,
WE'LL PAY OUR DEBT TO FRANCE.

Chorus 1

GOOD-BYE BROAD-WAY, HEL-LO FRANCE,
WE'RE TEN MIL-LION STRONG,
GOOD-BYE SWEET-HEARTS WIVES AND MOTH-ERS,
IT WON'T TAKE US LONG,
DON'T YOU WOR-RY WHILE WE'RE THERE,
IT'S FOR YOU WE'RE FIGHT-ING TOO,
SO GOOD-BYE BROAD-WAY, HEL-LO FRANCE,
WE'RE GOING TO SQUARE OUR DEBT WITH YOU

Chorus 2

GOOD-BYE BROAD-WAY, HEL-LO FRANCE,
WE'RE TEN MIL-LION STRONG,
GOOD-BYE SWEET-HEARTS WIVES AND MOTH-ERS,
IT WON'T TAKE US LONG,
DON'T YOU WOR-RY WHILE WE'RE THERE,
IT'S YOU WE'RE FIGHT-ING FOR,
SO GOOD-BYE BROAD-WAY, HEL-LO FRANCE,
WE'RE GOING TO HELP YOU WIN THIS WAR.