"Mother, Here's Your Boy!" is a

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

song written and composed by

Sidney D. Mitchell Sidney D. Mitchell (June 15, 1888 in Baltimore, Maryland – February 25, 1942 in Los Angeles, California) was a Hollywood film industry lyricist and composer. Mitchell is best known for his collaborations with Lew Pollack on movie scores a ...

Archie Gottler Archie Gottler (May 14, 1896 – June 24, 1959) was an American composer, screenwriter, actor, and film director.

, and

Theodore Morse Theodore F. Morse (April 13, 1873 – May 25, 1924) was an American composer of popular songs. Biography Born in Washington, D.C., Morse was educated at the Maryland Military & Naval Academy. He went on to study both violin and piano. He and ...

. This song was published in 1918 by Leo. Feist, Inc., in

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. The sheet music cover depicts

Uncle Sam Uncle Sam (which has the same initials as ''United States'') is a common national personification of the federal government of the United States or the country in general. Since the early 19th century, Uncle Sam has been a popular symbol of ...

presenting a returning soldier to his mother with the

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and ships in the background. The sheet music can be found at the

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.Morse, Theodore F., Sidney D. Mitchell, Archie Gottler, and A. Bollaert. 1918. Mother, here's your boy! = Mere, voici votre enfant! Performing Arts Encyclopedia.

References

Bibliography

*''Music trades''. January 1919. Englewood, N.J., etc.: Music Trades Corp. *Parker, Bernard S. ''World War I Sheet Music 1.'' Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc., 2007. . *''The Saturday evening post''. Vol. 191. Philadelphia: G. Graham. *Vogel, Frederick G. ''World War I Songs: A History and Dictionary of Popular American Patriotic Tunes, with Over 300 Complete Lyrics''. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc., 1995. . Songs about mothers Songs about soldiers 1918 songs Songs of World War I Songs with music by Theodore F. Morse Songs written by Archie Gottler Songs with lyrics by Sidney D. Mitchell {{1910s-song-stub