Don't Cry Frenchy, Don't Cry
| "Don't Cry Frenchy, Don't Cry" | |
|---|---|
 Cover of WWI sheet music for "Don't Cry Frenchy" | |
| Song | |
| Published | 1919 |
| Composer(s) | Walter Donaldson |
| Lyricist(s) | Sam L. Lewis and Joe Young |
Don't Cry Frenchy, Don't Cry is a 1919 song written during World War I. The lyrics were written by Sam M. Lewis and Joe Young (lyricist), and the music was written by Walter Donaldson.The song was published by Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Company in New York City.[1][2]
"Don't Cry Frenchy, Don't Cry" depicts a soldier returning home from France, but sadly leaving his war romance behind. He assures her in the chorus, "We'll hear wedding bells chime. Oh! please don't cry, Frenchy, don't cry."[3] The original sheet music cover depicts a woman crying. In another edition of sheet music the title was changed to "Don't Cry Frenchy," and the sheet music cover shows a woman waving at a ship.[2] The song attracted the international public, who wanted to believe in its hopeful message that "peaceful stars" will soon begin to "heal the scars of Flanders."[3]
References
- ↑ Vogel, Frederick G. (1995). World War I Songs: A History and Dictionary of Popular American Patriotic Tunes, with over 300 Complete Lyrics. Jefferson: McFarland and Company, Inc.,. p. 167. ISBN 0-89950-952-5.
- 1 2 Parker, Bernard (2007). World War I Sheet Music. 1. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-2798-7.
- 1 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 and Company, Inc.,. p. 307. ISBN 0-89950-952-5.
External links
- Don't Cry Frenchy, Don't Cry Sheet Music at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University Library
- Don't Cry Frenchy, Don't Cry at Library of Congress