I'd Be Proud to Be the Mother of a Soldier

I’d be proud to be the Mother of a Soldier is a World War I song released in 1915. It was published by Shapiro, Bernstein & Co. in New York, New York.[1][2]

"I'd Be Proud to Be the Mother of a Soldier"
Sheet Music cover
Song
LanguageEnglish
Published1915
Songwriter(s)Charles A. Bayha

This song, written and composed by Charles A. Bayha, uses what in later years became the classic image of the mother volunteering her son for military service.[3]

The sheet music cover reads, "It would be a different story, if they trampled on old glory, I'd be proud to be the mother of a soldier."[4]

The sheet music can be found at the Pritzker Military Museum and Library, as well as The University of Maine.[5][6]

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  1. ^ Parker, Bernard S. (2007). World War I Sheet Music 1. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 263. ISBN 978-0-7864-2798-7. OCLC 71790113
  2. ^ Vogel, Frederick G. (1995). World War I Songs: A History and Dictionary of Popular American Patriotic Tunes, with Over 300 Complete Lyrics. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 191. ISBN 0-89950-952-5. OCLC 32241433.
  3. ^ Kingsbury, Celia M. For Home and Country: World War I Propaganda on the Home Front. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2010, page 250. ISBN 978-0-8032-2474-2. OCLC 457150706
  4. ^ Bayha, Charles and De Takacs, Andre C, "I'd Be Proud To Be The Mother Of A Soldier" (1915). Vocal Popular Sheet Music Collection. Book 4542. http://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mmb-vp/4542
  5. ^ Bayha, Charles A, and Takacs A. C. De. "I'd Be Proud to Be the Mother of a Soldier." New York: Shapiro, Bernstein & Co, 1915. Musical score. OCLC 52426392
  6. ^ Bayha, Charles and De Takacs, Andre C, "I'd Be Proud To Be The Mother Of A Soldier" (1915). Vocal Popular Sheet Music Collection. Book 4542. http://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mmb-vp/4542

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