For sale is an original 1944 military themed sheet music for “I HAD A LITTLE TALK WITH THE LORD”. This song is by Mann Curtis with music by Vic Mizzy. Cover art by Barbelle. Published by Santly-Joy, Inc. Cover features a WWII soldier searching for spiritual inspiration. Perfect for framing. Measures about 9″ by 12″. If you think its strange to intertwine religion with a profession called upon to wield lethal force, I refer to the saying: “There’s no atheists in fox holes”. A great WWII era collectible.
The lyrics are as follows:
Dusk was falling on the Pacific,
All was strangely still,
In the silence before the battle,
In a foxhole in Bougainville.
Faces were tense and waiting
Till a boy brought new hope their way
And fearlessly told his buddies
As they knelt to God to pray:
[chorus]
I Had a Little Talk With The Lord,
I Had a Little Talk With The Lord,
There on a battle weary is the land
I Had a Little Talk With The Lord,
I begged the Lord to send down some rain
To give me strength to stand up again;
Right there my heart began to smile
and I Had a Little Talk With The Lord.
And the Lord spoke
And the clouds broke
And the thunder crashed around
And I knew the Lord had blessed me
For the rain came tumbling down.
So have a little talk with the Lord,
Have faith and you will share his reward,
For I found the strength to fight for my land
When I Had a Little Talk With The Lord,
I Had a Little Talk With The Lord.
