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Sheet music to "When I Send You a Picture of Berlin" Vintage Audio: When I Send You a Picture of Berlin
Updated - Saturday, 12 July, 2003

Reproduced below are the lyrics to the highly popular, catchy When I Send You a Picture of Berlin (You'll Know It's Over, "Over There").

Written in 1918 by Frank Fay and Dave Dreyer the song was published in New York by Harry von Tilzer. Click here to listen to a highly enjoyable 1918 recording of the song performed by Arthur Fields and the Peerless Quartet (MP3 format 1,178kb).

When I Send You a Picture of Berlin

Johnny Johnson feeling fit
Uniform and army kit
Johnny was a cam'ra fiend
Of that trip had often dreamed

Sweetheart crying at the pier
Said "I'm proud of you my dear"
Now you'll realize your dreams
Taking pictures of those scenes

Said John that's what I'll do
And I'll send them home to you

When I send you a picture of London
Then you'll know I've landed safely "Over There"
When I've send you a snapshot of Paris
You'll know I'm ready to do and dare (I'll do my share)

You'll know I'm thinking about you
When I send you my photo all alone
But when I send you a picture of Berlin
You'll know it's over, "Over There" I'm coming home

Sweetheart waving at the pier
Said I'm proud of you my dear
Dried her tears and heaved a sigh
Said he'll come back, "bye and bye"

There are million at the pier more like him
Full of vim in fighting trim
Smiling when they sail away
Our debt to France they're glad to pay

We'll miss them all at home
But there's truth in Johnny's poem.

When I send you a picture of London
Then you'll know I've landed safely "Over There"
When I've send you a snapshot of Paris
You'll know I'm ready to do and dare (I'll do my share)

You'll know I'm thinking about you
When I send you my photo all alone
But when I send you a picture of Berlin
You'll know it's over, "Over There" I'm coming home

When I send you a picture of London
Then you'll know I've landed safely "Over There"
When I've send you a snapshot of Paris
You'll know I'm ready to do and dare (I'll do my share)

You'll know I'm thinking about you
When I send you my photo all alone
But when I send you a picture of Berlin
You'll know it's over, "Over There" I'm coming home

By 1918 the percentage of women to men working in Britain had risen to 37% from 24% at the start of the war.