When the Rest of the Crowd Goes Home

(I Always Go Home Alone)
A popular song from 1931
Words by Al Dubin
Music by Joe Burke

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The sheet music:

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Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:

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Lyrics

1. The orchestra’s playing the goodnight waltz
   It’s a soulful melody
   But somehow or other, the goodnight waltz
   Doesn’t mean a thing to me

Refrain:
When the rest of the crowd goes home
I always go home alone
Oh, that kiss on the way back home
That’s something I’ve never known
I envy the others who have love affairs
Who go out in couples and come home in pairs
When the rest of the crowd goes home
I always go home alone

2. The life of the party when lights are bright
   I am never lonely then
   But after the party, they say goodnight
   Then the blues come back again

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