--- title: Improvement Era description: Monthly periodical of the Mormon church, 1897 onward. This library holds the issues of November 1897 to December 1930. authors: - Nelson, Zersia M. collections: - periodicals tags: - magazine - improvement-era periodical: Improvement Era volume: 22 number: 5 published: 1919-03 publisher: Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations publisher_place: Salt Lake City language: en type: magazine reference: 'Nelson, Zersia M., "The Boys of the M. I. A. Male Chorus," *Improvement Era* 22, no. 5 (March 1919): 388–391.' source: url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera2205unse transcription: Transcribed from the Internet Archive scan of each issue (the item for each issue is named in the issue's own source); unnumbered advertising leaves are omitted, printed page numbers are kept as page markers. identifier: improvementera2205unse start_page: 388 end_page: 391 rights: status: public-domain basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1919-03) source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera2205unse publication_year: 1919 note: The Internet Archive item metadata carries a blanket "© Copyright by Intellectual Reserve, Inc." notice. The library owner judged it inapplicable because this issue was published in 1919, before 1931; a scan-level notice does not restore copyright. --- # The Boys of the M. I. A. Male Chorus The Boys of the M. I. A. Faithfully Dedicated to the M. I. A. Boys. Words and Music by Zersia M. Nelson. Firm march time. 1st Alto. -*— a>- AiiJ JJj re g :*t I 1. We are the boys of the M. I. A., Marching a- 2. We are the boys of the M. I,' A., Hap - pi - ness 2nd Alto. m^m3M£ :dfc 1. Tramp, tramp,tramp,tramp, tramp, tramp, tramp, tramp, Marching a- 2, Tramp, tramp,tramp,tramp, tramp, tramp, tramp, tramp, Hap-pi-ness Bass. Stay 3= =t long with hearts so gay; Hear our song, Sweet and strong, Now re- fills our hearts today, Marching now, On our way, To" de- f-fc-S- tt long with hearts so gay; 75*- Joy HI fully our song Now re- fills our hearts today, March ing now a- way To de- «=£ f i-J-U J L -*- I £ :S=: is*. f^nd. To * ajter B.C. fc l=l=F3 -*— v— B=£* *=\- E=3E sounds on the air so free. fend the cause we love. V—*- •— g- Sife^ -<$<- sounds on the air with mel-o-dy. fend the cause we love. ffr p o»— -(=- E=£ 11 :t H 3= "t SI THE BOYS OF THE M. I. A. 389 S3 0- 0- — — •- »- I March - ing, march - ing, march - ing, march - ing, Tramp, tramp, tramp, tramp, tramp, tramp, tramp, tramp, B£ itfe. 3=p: -# - S -T&- ah *— —rf— •-• When you are sad, and dark the clouds of When you are sad and dark the clouds of gloom, the clouds of gloom a - round you cling. Hear our song so gloom S a - round you cling, :t is Hear our song, ^—£—*—£— t: our =fc —— *c =r -P—VP — _T s *i ft i I ^ \i ^ * m & r^z >' s^ a *- — :~i z^t-\ glad and you will lift up your hearts and sing. —=- '" = — Z). C. both verses. song so glad, then lift up your hearts and sing. m i — yt • •- :t: r- i- u " * r r + * \* * 1, * Forward to defend the cause we cherish, Sound the Gospel's trump to rit. X»f V— =z=g=fz=g=c:£E= <-' 390 IMPROVEMENT ERA 53^Si t=* 1 s p-p- all the earth. March-ing, march-ing, march-ing, march-ing, »— all the K" Ea > 1 earth, Tramp,tramp,tramp,tramp,tramp,tramp,tramp, EE ^— — I -i A— 3=£ m -N—fr *—*: -«—«- t=tt *T"^ We are the boy« of the M. I. A., we're marching on with Bass takes melody. march - ing a-long with -fr-fc: £^ £== -#*-fr £=§ yt± -I b>— 5=5 A I d X ± *2 -d—1- -* «- hearts so gay, Hear our song, Sweet and strong, Now re hearts so gay, Joy - - ful - ly our song Now re 0-s— BE: £ v£^ *—v- -=r-0t -I m V mm 1 sound on the air so 3=* iii ^: F-#= t- ' t-r vLl^'P free jV:^: TlTTh :Es=Sz=J=8=d We are the boys of the M. I. A., And I i 1 1 r] EEu Ah ^ sound on the air with mel-o-dy,We are the boy* of the k. k. Sgggii *-=*r 1 A J — -0s- M. I, A., .(«-£* -rr 1 r- \— tlb\l JJJ J ^ 5 1— —St— 0-—* £ -4 J—*— \ F t v t 8 f hap - pi-ness fills our tearts to-day, 1 L LSt to our song as we -•- —^-= ®5-(7 1 W- t=- —£ 1/ — = — 5 I*' Pi p 5 ^ : THE BOYS OF THE M. I. A. 391 -7- £- c l h- — t^ c —— | I march along, to defend the cause we love, Then a-way, march a-way. JBT r f T; (!• 8 1 / (!' ^=^3 8l' J- ^a