A popular song from 1942.
Words and music by Carson J. Robison.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- I’m goin’ back to whur I come from
Whur the honeysuckle smells so sweet
It durn near makes you sick
I used to think my life was hum-drum
But I shore have learned a lesson
That is bound to stick
There ain’t no use of me pretendin’
This city just ain’t no place
For a guy like me to end in
Goin’ back to whur I come from
Whur the mockin’ bird is singin’ in the lilac bush - I used to go down to the station
Ev’ry evenin’ just to watch
The pullman train come rollin’ in
And then one night that great temptation
Got the best of me and drove me to a life of sin
I took my hat and fourteen dollars
And I went thru’ all the troubles of this life
That always follers when you’re rich
And huntin’ romance
But my huntin’ days are over I can tell you that - I met a man in Kansas City
And he winked at me and asked me
If I’d like to step around
And I said “yep, that’s what I’m here fer”
And he said he’d take me
To the hottest spots in town
He mentioned things he’d have to fix up
So, he took my fourteen dollars
But there must have been a mix up
He’s been gone since Thursday evenin’
And I’ve got a hunch I’ll never see that guy no more - When I get old and have a grandson
I can tell him ’bout my romance
And then watch his eyes bug out
The chances are, he won’t believe me
So he’ll do the same durn thing
When he grows up no doubt
But he can’t say I didn’t warn him
What will happen if he meets up
With that city guy goldarn him
Goin’ back to whur I come from
Whur the mockin’ bird is singin’ in the lilac bush