"Goodbye Mama (I'm off to Yokohama)" is a World War II song written and composed by J. Fred Coots. The wartime song was first published in 1941 by Chappell and Co. in New York, NY.[1] The song has a march-tempo, 4/4 meter with some syncopated rhythm. The tune is cheery and akin to a Boy Scout hiking song.[2]
| "Goodbye Mama (I'm off to Yokohama)" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| Language | English |
| Published | 1941 |
| Songwriter(s) | J. Fred Coots |
The song was recorded in 1942 by a number of artists, including Dick Robertson, Frankie Masters,[3] and Teddy Powell.
A sequel song, "Goodbye Maria (I'm Off To Korea)", was recorded by country musician Wilf Carter in 1950.
The sheet music can be found at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library.
References
edit- ^ Coots, J. Fred. 1941. Goodbye Mama: (I'm off to Yokohama). New York City: Chappell & Co. OCLC 24599304
- ^ Smith, Kathleen E. R. God Bless America: Tin Pan Alley Goes to War. Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky, 2003. Print. P. 14. ISBN 0-8131-2256-2 OCLC 50868277
- ^ "Goodbye Mama (I'm Off to Yokohama)". Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
Bibliography
edit- Cooper, B. Lee, and Wayne S. Haney. 1999. Rock music in American popular culture III, III. Rock Music in American Popular Culture. New York: Haworth Press. ISBN 9780789004901. OCLC 772542638
- Jasen, David A. 1988. Tin Pan Alley: the composers, the songs, the performers, and their times: the golden age of American popular music from 1886 to 1956. New York: D.I. Fine.ISBN 9781-5561-1099-3. OCLC 18135644
- Jones, John Bush. 2006. The songs that fought the war: popular music and the home front: 1939-1945. Hanover: Univ. Press of New England. ISBN 1584654430. OCLC 237080140
- 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
- Zinsser, William. 2006. Easy to remember: the great American songwriters and their songs. Jaffrey, N.H.: David R. Godine. ISBN 9781567923254. OCLC 150438201