Name of Song

Hi ...

Marcheta was published in the 1920s, so it isn't available anymore. I have a copy of the sheet music, but I'm a TWX collector and I'd give up my car before I'd part with it.

If you search

lyrics marcheta

(I used Google) you'll be able to read the lyrics. It's a sad song about a lost love, and by using it John Ford gives us a sneaky little hint about where Rusty and Sandy are headed in their romance--nowhere.

Mario Lanza sings a great version of Marcheta, but the record's hard to find.

Re the song the crew sings at the dinner party--this is Dear Old Girl, another old, sad song about a lost love.

And, while I'm at it, the poem Duke recites at the funeral of his two crewmen near the end of the movie is called Requiem, and I believe Robert Louis Stevenson wrote it.

Probably more than you ever wanted to know, but once I start I can't stop.

Thank you for the info. Greatly appreciated. I remember this song from the '30s. I understand it was written in the '20s. Thanks again. I really can't thank you enough.

Thanks to all for the great postings. I love Donna Reed and cry everytime I see her in that dumpy dungaree uniform.
You will find on youtube.com all the recordings you could like or hate under Marcheta. Personally, I like the slower versions as in the movie.
John Wayne never looked more miserable drinking alone as Marcheta reminds him of days gone by...jg