It's a long, long way to the U.S.A. and the girl I left behind

words by Val Trainor ; music by Harry Von Tilzer. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "Says I to myself, says I" and other music: p. [4] Cover illustration: soldier dreaming of woman's face / E.H. Pfeiffer, N.Y.; photograph of Harry Von Tilzer. Photograph of Harry Von Tilzer: p. [4]

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Original record: It's a long, long way to the U.S.A. and the girl I left behind
Collection: World War I Sheet Music
Date(s): 1872 – 1946
Usage: Collection is open for research.
Rights Statement: No Copyright - United States
Creator(s): Harry Von Tilzer Music Pub. Co. (New York, N.Y.) (publisher)
Pfeiffer, E. H. (illustrator)
Trainor, Val (lyricist)
Von Tilzer, Harry, 1872-1946 (composer)
Subject(s): Death songs
E.H. Pfeiffer
Family relationships
Harry Von
Harry Von Tilzer
Popular music
Soldiers
Songs and music
United States
Von Tilzer, Harry
World War, 1914-1918
Type: notated music

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