A popular song from 1919.
Words by Howard Johnson and Bernard Granville.
Music by Milton Ager.
Sheet music provided by Laurence Rubenstein:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- Three pairs of arms held and caressed him
Three loving hands waved him goodbye
Three pairs of lips kissed him and blessed him
Two years have flown, they want him home
Chorus
Three faces east are turning
Out where their soldier stays
Three weary hearts are yearning
Watching and counting the days
Father and mother and sweetheart
Living for one thing alone
Three faces east are turning
They’re waiting to welcome him home
- Three pairs of arms long to enfold him
Three pairs of eyes fill up with tears
Three loving hands wrote him and told him
“We’re waiting here, please hurry dear”
Sung here by Fred Feild: