Dear Old Pal of Mine is a World War I song written by Harold Robe and Gitz Rice.

The song was first published in 1916 by G. Ricordi & Co. in New York, NY.

[1][2] Irish tenor John McCormack earned the nickname the "Singing Prophet of Victory" by popularizing this wartime song.

[3] It was in the top 20 from January to March 1919 and reached number 10 in February.

[4] The idea for the song, according to an editorial note on the sheet music, was conceived by Rice while on sentry duty at the front lines at Ypres, Belgium.