Send Me Away with a Smile

Send Me Away With A Smile is a World War I song written by Louis Weslyn and composed by Al Piantadosi.

[1] The song was first published in 1917 by Al. Piantadosi & Co., Inc. in New York, NY.

The sheet music cover depicts a woman waving to a soldier from a fenced yard with an inset photo of Rita Gould.

[2] The famous Irish tenor, John McCormack, had a very popular recording of this song in 1918.

[3] The sheet music can be found at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library.