Set Aside Your Tears (Till the Boys Come Marching Home) is a World War I song written and composed by Wolfe Gilbert, Malvin Franklin, and Anatole Friedland. The song was first published in 1917 by Jos. W. Stern & Co. in New York, NY. The sheet music cover depicts a woman waving to marching troops.
The sheet music can be found at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library.Gilbert, L. Wolfe, Malvin M. Franklin, and Anatol Friedland. 1917. Set aside your tears: (till the boys come marching home). Performing Arts Encyclopedia.
References
Bibliography Parker, Bernard S. World War I Sheet Music 1. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc., 2007. . Vogel, Frederick G. World War I Songs: A History and Dictionary of Popular American Patriotic Tunes, with Over 300 Complete Lyrics. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc., 1995. .