From the musical play “Forty-Five Minutes From Broadway”, 1905.
words and music by George M. Cohan
requested by Tommy Nevils
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- It’s awf’ly nice of all you girls
To see me to the train
“So long, Mary”
I didn’t think you’d care
If you should ne’er see me again
“You’re wrong, Mary”
This reminds me of my family
On the day I left Schenectady
To the depot then they came with me
I seem to hear them say
Chorus
So long, Mary, Mary, we will miss you so
So long, Mary, how we hate to see you go
And we’ll all be longing for you, Mary
While you roam, so long, Mary
Don’t forget to come back home
- It’s awf’ly kind of all you boys
To see me off today
“So long, Mary”
I didn’t think you’d care
If I should either go or stay
“You’re wrong, Mary”
Yes, I’m going to other lands to dwell
Awf’ly nice of you to wish me well
Hardly thought a soul in New Rochelle
Would even come to say
Sung here by Fred Feild: