lyricist: FORD, Lena Guilbert (1870-1918)
composer: NOVELLO, Ivor (1893-1951)
The song was first published in 1914 under the title Till the boys come home, then republished the following year under the title Keep the home-fires burning.
reading for Keep the home fires burning: till the boys come home (song: Bamforth & Co., 18 slides, in/after 1915)
Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 17 July 2020
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