Send Me a Line When I'm Across the Ocean
"Send Me a Line When I'm Across the Ocean" is a World War I era song first released in 1917.[1] Irving Crocker wrote the lyrics. George L. Cobb composed the music.[2] It was written for both voice and piano.[3] Walter Jacobs of Boston, Massachusetts published the song.[1] The cover was designed by Rose Starmer. On the cover is a watercolor painting of an ocean with ships in the background.[4] In the foreground is an envelope addressed: "Private Good-boy; Rainbow Division; Somewhere in France." The song is told from the point of view of a soldier leaving for war. He gives instructions to those waiting for him at home: to write to him in order to keep his spirits up. The chorus is as follows:[1]
The sheet music can be found at Pritzker Military Museum & Library.[5] References
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