A popular song from 1918.
Words by J. Keirn Brennan.
Music by Ernest R. Ball.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
1. There’s a land I know where the Buckeyes grow
That I always long to see
It’s the only state out of forty-eight
That is “home sweet home” to me
And it’s simply grand just to shake the hand
Of each friend I used to know
I am mighty proud of my home town crowd
And I want the world to know
REFRAIN
I’m from Ohio, I’m from Ohio
There is nothing half so fine
As that “Buckeye State” of mine
I’m from Ohio, dear old Ohio
‘Round my home my heart strings twine
It’s the land of Grant and Sherman
McKinley, Garfield, too
And you’ll hear fro several others
Before this war is through
Wilson picked a history-maker
When he sent for Newton Baker
And he’s from Ohio, too
2. Every face I see seems to smile at me
With the smile I used to know
And the boys I meet on the old time street
Bring me back the long ago
I have stood today where I used to play
In the dear old days of yore
I would give a lot to be on that spot
Just to be a child once more