Till We Meet Again

This article is about the 1918 song. For other uses, see Till We Meet Again .

"Till We Meet Again"
Cover of "Till We Meet Again", 1918
Music by	Richard A. Whiting
Lyrics by	Raymond B. Egan
Published	1918
Language	English

"Till We Meet Again" is a popular song. The music was written by Richard A. Whiting, the lyrics by Raymond B. Egan. Written during the Great War, the song tells of the parting of a soldier and his sweetheart. The title comes from the final line of the chorus:

Smile the while you kiss me sad adieu,

When the clouds roll by I'll come to you,

Then the skies will see more blue,

Down in lovers lane my dearie,

Wedding bells will ring so merrily','

Every tear will be a memory,

So wait and pray each night for me,

Till we meet again.

As Whiting's daughter Margaret tells it, the song was intended for a 1918 contest at a Detroit theater. Dissatisfied with the result, Whiting threw the manuscript in the trash. His secretary retrieved it and showed it to their boss, publisher Jerome Remick, who submitted it in the contest, where it won top honors.

In 1919, it was the number 1 song of the year as recorded by Henry Burr and Albert Campbell.

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