American Quartet 'Good-Bye Broadway, Hello France' World War I (1917) Baskettek song, Billy Murray

American Quartet with Billy Murray

"Good-Bye Broadway, Hello France"

Victor 18335

1917

Song by Billy Baskette

Good-bye, New York town. Good-bye, Miss Liberty.
Your light of freedom will guide us across the sea.

Ev’ry soldier’s sweetheart biding good-bye.
Ev’ry soldier’s mother drying her eye.
Cheer up we’ll soon be there, singing this Yankee air:

Good-bye, Broadway. Hello, France.
We’re ten million strong.
Good-bye sweethearts, wives and mothers.
It won’t take us long.

Don’t you worry while we’re there.
It’s for you we’re fighting, too.
So good-bye, Broadway. Hello, France.
We’re going to square our debt to you.