Good News from Home

DESCRIPTION: "Good news from home ... From friends that I have left. No father's near ... mother's tear ... sister's voice ... brother's smile ... My heart will always be with those at home"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1869 (Sweet-Genevieve-Songster)
KEYWORDS: love home rambling separation travel nonballad brother father friend mother sister
FOUND IN: US(NE)
REFERENCES (3 citations):
Frank-JollySailorsBold 212, "Good News from Home" (1 text, 1 tune)
Dime-Song-Book #2/64, p. 38, "Good News from Home" (1 text)
Sweet-Genevieve-Songster, p. 19, "Good News from Home" (1 text)
Roud #3134
BROADSIDES:
Bodleian, Bod10541 Harding B 11(1604), "Good News From Home" ("Good news from home, good news for me), E.M.A. Hodges (London), 1855-1861; also Bod8811 Firth c.16(380), Bod4357 Harding B 18(206), "Good News From Home"
NLScotland, Crawford.EB.2175, "Good News from Home," H. Disley (St. Giles, London), 1860-1883
File: FJSB212

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