"Welcome Home" 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 by

Bud Green Bud Green (19 November 1897 – 2 January 1981) was an American lyricist especially of Broadway musicals and show tunes Early life and family Green was born Moses David Green in the Austro-Hungarian Empire and immigrated to the United Sta ...

and composed by Edward G. Nelson. The song was first published in 1918 by A.J. Stasny Music Co., in

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. The sheet music cover depicts soldiers being welcomed home by men and women. The sheet music can be found at the

Pritzker Military Museum & Library The Pritzker Military Museum & Library (formerly Pritzker Military Library) is a non-profit museum and a research library for the study of military history on Michigan Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. The institution was founded in 2003, and its spe ...

.Nelson, Ed G., and Bud Green. 1918. ''Welcome home''.

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Bibliography

* Parker, Bernard S. ''World War I Sheet Music Vol 2.'' Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc., 2007. . * 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. . {{OCLC , 32241433 1918 songs Songs of World War I Songs with lyrics by Bud Green Songs with music by Edward G. Nelson