I'm Hitting the Trail to Normandy: So Kiss Me Goodbye
| "I'm Hitting the Trail to Normandy: So Kiss Me Goodbye" | |
|---|---|
 Sheet music cover | |
| Song | |
| Language | English |
| Published | 1917 |
| Songwriter(s) | Charles A. Snyder Oscar Doctor |
"I'm Hitting the Trail to Normandy: So Kiss Me Goodbye" is a World War I song written and composed by Charles A. Snyder and Oscar Doctor.[1] The song was published in 1917 by Snyder Music Co. in New York City. The sheet music cover, illustrated by E. H. Pfeiffer, depicts a soldier kissing a woman good-bye with an inset photo of Paul Elwood.[2][3]
The sheet music can be found at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Vogel 1995, p. 194.
- ^ Parker 2007, p. 283.
- ^ Paas 2014, p. 97.
- ^ Doctor, Oscar; Snyder, Chas. A. (1917). I'm hitting the trail to Normandy: so kiss me goodbye. WWI Sheet Music. OCLC 20120460.
Bibliography[edit]
- Parker, Bernard S. (2007). World War I Sheet Music. Vol. 1. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-2798-7. OCLC 71790113.
- Paas, John Roger, ed. (2014). America Sings of War: American Sheet Music from World War I. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag. ISBN 978-3-447-10278-0. OCLC 892462420.
- 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. ISBN 0-89950-952-5. OCLC 32241433.