Somewhere in France Is Daddy

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| label = Howard & LaVar Music, Co.

| writer = "Great Howard" (Howard Miller)

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"Somewhere in France Is Daddy" is a World War I era song released in 1917. Lyrics and music were written by "Great Howard," otherwise known as Howard Miller.{{cite book |last1=Vogel |first1=Frederick G. |date=1995 |title=World War I Songs: A History and Dictionary of Popular America Patriotic Tunes, with Over 300 Complete Lyrics |location=Jefferson |publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc. |pages=239, 364 |isbn=0-89950-952-5}} It was published by Howard & LaVar Music Co. of New York, New York. There are two versions of the sheet music cover. Both feature a mother holding a child, soldiers firing from a trench, and an inset photo of Great Howard. The latter version is a darker blue and the photo is of Howard in kilts.{{cite book |last1=Parker |first1=Bernard S. |date=2007 |volume=2 |title=World War I Sheet Music |location=Jefferson |publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc. |page=608 |isbn=978-0-7864-2799-4}} The song was written for both voice and piano.{{cite web |url=http://digital.gonzaga.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15486coll3/id/36882 |title=Somewhere in France is daddy |author= |website=Gonzaga University Digital Collections |publisher=Gonzaga University |access-date=26 February 2016}}

The sheet music can be found at Pritzker Military Museum & Library.{{cite book |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/20120305 |title=Somewhere in France is daddy |author= |via=OCLC WorldCat |oclc=20120305 |access-date=26 February 2016}}

The song is about a young boy whose father is fighting in the war. He asks his mother questions about his father's participation in the war, which appears difficult for her to answer. She is overcome with emotion, but her son comforts her. The chorus is as follows:{{cite web |url=https://www.loc.gov/resource/ihas.100006493.0/?sp=4 |title=Somewhere in France is Daddy |author= |website=Library of Congress |access-date=26 February 2016}}

{{poemquote|Somewhere in France is Daddy

Somewhere in France is he

Fighting for home and country

Fighting my lad for liberty

I pray ev'ry night for Allies

And ask God to help them win

For our Dad won't come back

till the Stars and Stripes they'll tack on

Kaiser William's flag staff in Berlin}}