There are other songs with the same title. Here's one: THE WAYWARD BOY As recorded by Charlie Poole & His North Carolina Ramblers, 1927. A wayward boy got tired of home; he says: "I'll go to sea. I'll travel this wide world over; from home then I'll be free." His mother says: "Don't leave me, Jack, for you are my only joy." But all in vain; he had his way, so she said to her boy: CHORUS: "When you are tired and weary, dear boy, no longer wish to roam, Your dear old mother would welcome you at home, home, sweet home." The wayward boy got tired at last; he longed for peace and rest. He longed for his dear old mother, best friend he had on earth. But like a flower neglected, she had faded away and died. The only comfort that he had was the last words that she cried: CHORUS The wayward boy went off to sea despite his mother's tears. No letter reached her from her son in many worried years. He led a wild and reckless life, though sometimes in his sleep He'd see his dear old mother's face and sadly she would weep: CHORUS
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