He Never Came Back

from the 1891 musical “Sinbad”
words and music by William Jerome

The sheet music:

He-Never-Came-Back – Sheet MusicDownload

Accompaniment by Wachy:

HE-NEVER-CAME-BACK – MIDIDownload

Lyrics

  1. A soldier kissed his wife goodbye
    He was going to the war
    The tears they trickled down the face
    Of the one he did adore
    “Be patient until I return
    My own sweetheart,” he cried
    But at the balle of “Bull Run”
    He like a soldier died

Chorus
He never came back
He never came back
His dear form she never saw more
But how happy she’ll be
When his sweet face she’ll see
When they meet on that beautiful shore

  1. I went into a restaurant
    As hungry as a bear
    And like a raving maniac
    I grabbed the bill of fare
    The waiter said, “What will you have?”
    “Bring me a steak,” I say
    He took my order, bowed his head
    And slowly walked away

Chorus
He never came back
He never came back
I waited an hour or more
But his face I will break
If he’s not got that steak
When we meet on that beautiful shore

  1. I went to see the Barnum’s show
    And took my mother in-law
    She laughed at ev’rything she saw
    Until it broke her jaw
    Outside the tent, a big balloon
    It proved to be my friend
    I shoved her in, then cut the rope
    And up she did ascend

Chorus
She never came back
She never came back
But high in the air she did soar
And I’m happy tonight
That she’s way out of sight
Till we meet on that beautiful shore

  1. A jay that lived “Down on the Farm”
    Came in to see the town
    And registered at Smith’s hotel
    As Mister Hayseed Brown
    He took his key and went upstairs
    With whiskers green as grass
    Pulled off his boots, jumped into bed
    and then blew out the gas

Chorus
He never came back
He never came back
And when they broke open the door
The last words he said
Before he dropped dead
Were, “We’ll meet on that beautiful shore”

  1. An old maid who was forty five
    She madly fell in love
    And with a young man just nineteen
    Who called her turtle dove
    The wedding day at last arrived
    The birds did gaily sing
    He touched her for a hundred to
    Go out and buy the ring

Chorus
He never came back
Her sailor boy, Jack
But left her up on the top floor
The sassy young thing
He may bring her the ring
When they meet on that beautiful shore

Sung here by T. Craft: