A Fellow on a Furlough is a World War II song written by Bobby Worth in 1943 and published by House of Melody.[1]
| "A Fellow on a Furlough" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| Published | 1943 |
| Songwriter(s) | Bobby Worth |
The chorus states, "He's just a fellow on a furlough / Whose hopes have all come true / The girl of his furlough dream is you."[2]
The song is performed by Bob Crosby in the 1944 film Meet Miss Bobby Socks.
References
edit- ^ "A Fellow on a Furlough". Pritzker Military Museum & Library. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- ^ Holloway, Diane, and Bob Cheney. American History in Song: Lyrics from 1900 to 1945. San Jose: Authors Choice Press, 2001, P. 401, ISBN 9780595193318 OCLC 49622031
Bibliography
edit- Holloway, Diane, and Bob Cheney. American History in Song: Lyrics from 1900 to 1945. San Jose: Authors Choice Press, 2001. ISBN 9780595193318 OCLC 49622031
- Smith, Kathleen E. R. God Bless America: Tin Pan Alley Goes to War. Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky, 2003. Print. ISBN 0-8131-2256-2 OCLC 50868277