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A Fellow on a Furlough

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"A Fellow on a Furlough"
Song
Published1943
Songwriter(s)Bobby Worth

A Fellow on a Furlough is a World War II song written by Bobby Worth in 1943 and published by House of Melody.[1]

The chorus states, "He's just a fellow on a furlough / Whose hopes have all come true / The girl of his furlough dream is you."[2]

The song is performed by Bob Crosby in the 1944 film Meet Miss Bobby Socks.

References

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  1. ^ "A Fellow on a Furlough". Pritzker Military Museum & Library. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  2. ^ Holloway, Diane, and Bob Cheney. American History in Song: Lyrics from 1900 to 1945. San Jose: Authors Choice Press, 2001, P. 401, ISBN 9780595193318 OCLC 49622031

Bibliography

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  • Holloway, Diane, and Bob Cheney. American History in Song: Lyrics from 1900 to 1945. San Jose: Authors Choice Press, 2001. ISBN 9780595193318 OCLC 49622031
  • Smith, Kathleen E. R. God Bless America: Tin Pan Alley Goes to War. Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky, 2003. Print. ISBN 0-8131-2256-2 OCLC 50868277