It was featured in the 1917 stage production of Raymond Hitchcock and E. Ray Goetz's Hitchy-Koo.

It features Grace La Rue's image blended into the clouds of an ocean scene.

[3][4][5][6] The song was quite popular during World War I with well-liked recordings by the Peerless Quartet and by the Shannon Four.

He is saying goodbye to his heartbroken girlfriend, but promises that when he returns they will "build a little home for two," and begin life away from strife.

The chorus is as follows:[9] The sheet music can be found at Pritzker Military Museum & Library.