While there has always seemed to be something suggestive of World War I* about "My Buddy," the tender waltz was actually not written until 1922, the year in which lyricist Kahn first began his fruitful collaboration with composer Donaldson. Created in the traditional 32-bar form, the song was made up of two 16-bar sections identical in melody except for the closing bars.
*The Old Kunnel remembers first hearing this great number in the motion picture, The Fighting 69th, a 1940 picture of World War I starring James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, and just about every Irish-type in Hollywood. It was as corny as they come but still one of the most stirring war pictures you'll ever see. A trench scene where a doughboy sings this song is the one most memorable to me. You'll have to see it to see what I mean.
Words by Gus Kahn
Music by Walter Donaldson
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Nights are long since you went a - way,
I think a - bout you all thru the day,
My Bud - dy, My Bud - dy,
No Bud - dy quite so true.
Miss your voice, the touch of your hand,
Just long to know that you un - der - stand,
My Bud - dy, My Bud - dy,
Your Bud - dy miss - es you.
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