John McCormack There's a Long Long Trail

John McCormack There's a Long Long Trail

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[donaldnewton58]

Thumbs up if you heard this on MASH episode "Change of Command."

[TertiusOculusOris]

MASH for the win!!!!!!!!!

[av8tor17b]

My Grandfather served in the field artillery in France in 1918. He died in 1994, but not before he shared with me many memories of his great adventures as an 18-year old in France in the U.S. Army. I served 21 years as well. Miss you Pop. Take Care. See you soon.

[av8tor17b]

Nights are growing very lonely, Days are very long; I'm a-growing weary only List'ning for your song. Old remembrances are thronging Thro' my memory. Till it seems the world is full of dreams Just to call you back to me. Chorus: There's a long, long trail a-winding Into the land of my dreams, Where the nightingales are singing And a white moon beams: There's a long, long night of waiting Until my dreams all come true; Till the day when I'll be going down That long, long trail with you.

[av8tor17b]

There's A Long, Long Trail A-Winding.

Written in 1915. Words by Stoddard King, Music by Alonzo "Zo" Elliott; the song proved popular among America's newly-departed Doughboys of World War I.

This version of the song recorded by John McCormack on 7 June 1917, coincidentally the opening day of the Battle of Messines.

[danthon]

my great grandafther, Stoddard King wrote this song thanks for posting.

[Somme1916Somme]

Wonderful Thankyou..

[TrudiM100]

I have a wonderful version of this by Warren Michell, but perhaps that's just becaue I'm a Londoner.

[PaintPissOrCabaret]

My grandmother used to sing this song, and then tell us about how the first world war soldiers who had been blinded would sing it as they walked in a line, each with his hand on the shoulder of the man in front to guide them.

[Mullahgrrl]

@Soulthinker2007 He was lucky.

[NovaScotiaMan]

When we were kids, we had an old Victrola and Records with a picture of a dog saying something like His Master's Voice... anyway, here in Bass River, Nova Scotia, my sister and I would crank up the old Victrola and this was one of the records we played over and over. Brings back lots of memories. Our parents were born here but jumped in the old '39 Buick and drove from Boston to Bass River as soon as school was out and stayed in our cottage on the Bay of Fundy, or Cobequid Bay to be precise.

[Soulthinker2007]

The last veteran of WWI died yesterday at age 110. This song is for him.