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Subject: show me the way to go home From: desertrat@lvcm.com Date: 28 Feb 99 - 01:46 AM Looking for lyrics to a song heard in the movie "Jaws". It starts.. "show me the way to go home. I'm tired and I want to go to bed. I had a little drink about an hour ago and it's gone right to my head. Where ever I may roam, by land or sea or foam.... Please e-mail at above Thanks,Pat |
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Subject: RE: show me the way to go home From: Barbara Date: 28 Feb 99 - 01:53 AM You've got just about all of it, Pat. Only thing missing is "...you'll always find me singing this song Show me the way to go, show me the way to go, show me the way to go home." |
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Subject: RE: show me the way to go home From: Date: 28 Feb 99 - 09:17 AM This page has words for a set of verses.
Don't suppose anybody knows the tune? jeffs |
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Subject: RE: show me the way to go home From: Ferrara Date: 28 Feb 99 - 10:36 AM Yeah, Jeff, my parents, cousins, aunts and uncles sang it all the time. Never knew there were more verses. I'll type tune into NWC but we're already struggling with converting a tune to miditext. (It worked once!) But I can e-mail you a MIDI file if I don't get the ABCMUS file. Or if you live anywhere near the DC area, you could call and I'll sing it to you over the phone! - Just E-mail for the phone #. |
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Subject: RE: show me the way to go home From: Barbara Date: 28 Feb 99 - 11:27 AM Rita, did your family also sing the version that went "Direct me to my domecile, I'm fatigued and I wish to retire..."? |
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Subject: RE: show me the way to go home From: Barbara Date: 28 Feb 99 - 11:29 AM Guess I shoulda looked at the link, first, huh? Duh. |
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Subject: Lyr Add: INDICATE THE WAY TO MY ABODE From: Sandy Paton Date: 28 Feb 99 - 01:46 PM Caroline sings it thusly: Indicate the way to my abode, I'm fatigued and wish to retire. I imbibed some alcohol sixty minutes ago And it went right to my cerebellum. Wherever I may perambulate, Over terra firma, aqua, or oceanic vapors, You will always hear me crooning this tune, Indicate the way to my abode. Oberlin College, circa 1952. |
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Subject: RE: show me the way to go home From: Susan of DT Date: 28 Feb 99 - 03:25 PM I thought it was "habitual abode" |
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Subject: Lyr Add: SHOW ME THE WAY TO GO HOME (parody) From: Alan of Australia Date: 01 Mar 99 - 05:19 AM G'day, An Aussie version:-
Show me the way to go home
Cheers, |
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Subject: Lyr Add: SHOW ME THE WAY TO GO HOME (parody) From: Cap't Bob Date: 01 Mar 99 - 06:10 PM In the Navy back in the 50's we used to sing it this way:
Indicate the way to my boat, |
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Subject: RE: show me the way to go home From: Alan of Australia Date: 16 Nov 00 - 08:37 AM G'day, Thanks to John in Brisbane the tune for "Show Me The Way To Go Home" can be found here at the Mudcat MIDI site.
Cheers, |
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Subject: RE: show me the way to go home From: paddymac Date: 16 Nov 00 - 09:08 AM Amazing! Who woulda thunk it? I went to the DT , just as sure as sure could be, that this old chestnut would be there, but if it is, I couldn't find it. Joe Bro, PLEASE be sure to harvest this one. I tried the link posted by Anony above, but couldn't get anywhere with it. |
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Subject: RE: show me the way to go home From: DougR Date: 16 Nov 00 - 12:05 PM That song was a favorite "campfire" song when I was growing up in the 40s. Anyone know anything about the origin of it? DougR |
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Subject: RE: show me the way to go home From: Louie Roy Date: 16 Nov 00 - 11:34 PM Show me the way to go home has a lot of history and it is associated to songs that were published in 1823 and in 1867 although it wasn't written until 1926.It does have 4 verses and a chorus and I have danced to it many many times.I do have all the words to these three songs but to put them on mudcat I have trouble because if you are going to post something you should be able to do it, so if someone wants to sing it,it is not all in a story form.I know there is a way to post a tune in verses but like I said I lack this knowledge. If someone want to share this knowledge with me I'll be glad to supply the lyrics and the history plus the authors.any help availble Louie Roy |
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Subject: RE: show me the way to go home From: Harold W Date: 17 Nov 00 - 12:32 AM My Father used to sing this song in Swedish. I never learned Swedish. Does anyone know the words in Swedish? |
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Subject: Lyr Add: SHOW ME THE WAY TO GO HOME (with response From: GUEST,Fibula Mattock Date: 17 Nov 00 - 06:43 AM No, no Swedish, sorry, just variations on a theme (spoken bits in brackets): Show me the way to go home (Where d'you live?) I'm tired and I wanna go to bed (Who with?) Had a little drink about an hour ago And it's gone right too my head (What head?) No matter where I roam (Where's Rome?) Over land or sea or foam You will always hear me singing this song (Sing it!) Show me the way to go home. |
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Subject: RE: show me the way to go home From: GUEST,late 'n short Date: 17 Nov 00 - 04:12 PM This is one of the first songs I learned from my Dad. Can anyone provide the chords? Thanks Dan |
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Subject: RE: show me the way to go home From: Susan from California Date: 17 Nov 00 - 10:50 PM When I was in High School, we sang this one all the time, but with a weird variation "...on land or sea or atmospheric pressure..." Sort of shows where my head was when I was 16 ... |
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Subject: Lyr Add: SHOW ME THE WAY TO GO HOME (parody) From: Morticia Date: 18 Nov 00 - 09:29 AM The version we sing is ever so slightly different again,
Indicate the direction to my abode I wonder how many versions there are and if they are indicative of country where sung or some other factor? |
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Subject: RE: show me the way to go home From: GUEST Date: 09 Apr 01 - 12:12 AM I think you can also find it in one of the Reader's Digest Song Treasuries- music and words and history- those are good songbooks. My parents and their WW2 friends sang it alot, so I think it was a WW2 era song. |
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Subject: Lyr Add: Show Me the Way to Go Home (Irving King) From: Louie Roy Date: 13 May 01 - 04:07 PM Joe, this is the history of SHOW ME THE WAY TO GO HOME and it was handed down to me from my great grand dad through my grand dad through my dad and I grew up with dancing to SHOW ME THE WAY TO GO HOME at the barn dances all through the 1930s and the 1940s and even into the 1950s that were held nearly every Saturday night somewhere in the country in Northern Idaho. In 1823 HOME SWEET HOME was written by John Howard Paine and the music was written by Sir Henry R Bishop. This tune was the closing tune at all barn dances in West Virginia until 1867 when GOOD NIGHT LADIES was written. I don't have the artist. Then the closing tune at the dances was HOME SWEET HOME followed by GOOD NIGHT LADIES. In 1926 Irving King wrote SHOW ME THE WAY TO GO HOME. From that day forth the closing tunes were HOME SWEET HOME, GOOD NIGHT LADIES and then SHOW ME THE WAY TO GO HOME. SHOW ME THE WAY TO GO HOME (Irving King, 1926) 1. When I'm happy, when I'm happy, singing all the while, I don't need nobody then to show me how to smile. When I've been out on a spree, toddling down the street, With this melody everyone I greet: CHORUS: O, show me the way to go home. I'm tired and I want to go to bed. I had a little drink about an hour ago and it all went to my head. Wherever I may roam, on land or sea or foam, You can always hear me singing this song: Show me the way to go home. 2. Buying drinks, a lot of gents gathered in a small swell café. A Scotchman who had quite a few was feeling rather gay. He kept drinking with each guy as the hours fled. When it comes his time to buy, he stands up and said: CHORUS 3. Old King Cole was a merry old soul, and a merry old soul was he. He called for his pipe and he called for his wine, and he called for his fiddlers three. When they'd had a high old time, all the whole night through, What was it that King Cole said and all the fiddlers too? CHORUS
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Subject: RE: show me the way to go home From: Charley Noble Date: 13 May 01 - 05:04 PM Very nice! |
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Subject: Lyr Add: SHOW ME THE WAY TO GO HOME (parody) From: Song Dog Date: 13 May 01 - 05:10 PM Oh indicate the way to my abode. Im fatigued and I wish to retire. I sipped a little beverage sixty minutes ago, And it went right to my cerebellum Wherever I perambulate, On land or sea or atmospheric pressure, You may always hear me harmonize this melody, Indicate the way to my abode. We called this, the "Highbrow" version. |
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Subject: RE: show me the way to go home From: GUEST Date: 14 May 01 - 03:37 PM Morticia , you wrote that with a straight face , you are kidding right? gone right to my cerebral cortex. hehehe |
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Subject: Lyr Add: SHOW ME THE WAY TO GO HOME (parody) From: AndyG Date: 15 May 01 - 11:14 AM I learned it thusly --
Indicate the way to my abode,
AndyG |
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Subject: RE: show me the way to go home From: George Seto - af221@chebucto.ns.ca Date: 13 Sep 01 - 11:15 PM Other threads in the Forum |
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Subject: Lyr Add: SHOW ME THE WAY TO GO HOME (parody) From: GUEST,Sonja Date: 14 Sep 01 - 12:18 AM Garrison Keillor's "Prairie Home Companion Songbook" has several versions. This one is a composite of one I heard in college and new lines I made up when I could not recall those. Sonja The version we sing is ever so slightly different again,
Indicate the direction of my residence, |
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Subject: Lyr Add: SHOW ME THE WAY TO GO HOME (parody) From: GUEST,Sonja Date: 14 Sep 01 - 12:21 AM OOps! An error. [The point is not to use any of the original nouns or verbs or adjectives intact.] Indicate the direction of my residence, I'm fatigued and I desire to retire. I imbibed a small quantity approximately 60 minutes ago And it travelled directly to my cerebellum. Wherever I may perambulate On terra firma or the ocean or effervescence, You will ever perceive me incanting this melody, "Indicate the direction to my residence." |
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Subject: RE: show me the way to go home From: masato sakurai Date: 13 Oct 02 - 07:23 AM Show Me The Way To Go Home -- California Ramblers [Realaudio] Show Me The Way To Go Home -- Tennessee Happy Boys [Realaudio] Both are from HERE. ~Masato |
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Subject: RE: show me the way to go home From: Joe_F Date: 13 Oct 02 - 06:40 PM By some, the ending used to be delayed as follows: ...You will always hear me singing this song: Nobody knows How dry I am, And nobody knows how to Show me the way to go home. |
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Subject: RE: show me the way to go home From: Uncle_DaveO Date: 13 Oct 02 - 06:53 PM Someone, back in '99, posted a URL to find a fuller version, other verses. It's not active any more. Does anyone know another source of the rest of the verses? Dave Oesterreich |
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Subject: RE: show me the way to go home From: Uncle_DaveO Date: 13 Oct 02 - 06:57 PM Here's yet another version of the "wordy" translation, which is preferable in my not so humble opinion: Indicate the route to my abode; I'm fatigued and desire to retire. I imbibed a small libation sixty minutes ago, And it proceeded directly to my cerebellum. Wheresoever I perambulate, On soil or liquid or atmospheric vapor, You'll perpetually perceive me intoning this melody: Indicate the route to my abode! Dave Oesterreich |
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Subject: RE: show me the way to go home From: Genie Date: 14 Oct 02 - 12:45 AM Well, I do really like the "I imbibed a small libation" part, Dave. Genie |
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Subject: RE: show me the way to go home From: Schantieman Date: 14 Oct 02 - 03:59 AM Indicate the direction of my habitual abode I am fatigued and desirous of recuperative restoration I indulged in a small beverage approximately sixty minutes ago And it's directly entered my cranium/the place that keeps my ears apart Irrespective of the whereabouts of my perambulations Over land or sea or effervescent border You will constantly detect me crooning this melody Indicate the direction of my abode As a kid, travelling by car (usually home from grandparents)we used to sing the original version, taught by my father. I'll have to ask him where he learned it. Steve |
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Subject: RE: show me the way to go home From: Kaleea Date: 15 Oct 02 - 02:13 AM I learned this song from an alzheimers' resident in a nursing home when I was an activities director. The lyrics are not due to the alzheimers', but rather it was just the way the lady, who had a terrific sensse of humor, always sang it. Home me the way to go show! I'm barred & I want to go to Ted. I had a little hour about a drink ago, & it went right to my head. No matter where I roam, on land or sea or foam, You can always hear me a-singin this song: Home me the way to go show! |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Show Me the Way to Go Home From: Jim Dixon Date: 24 Nov 08 - 11:19 PM RedHotJazz.com has playable recordings of SHOW ME THE WAY TO GO HOME by these bands: The California Ramblers, 1925. Harry Reser and His Orchestra, 1925. Tommy Christian and His Orchestra, 1925. Unfortunately, they only sing the chorus, not the verses. (You can, however, hear snatches of other songs such as HOME SWEET HOME, HOW DRY I AM, etc., between choruses.) |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Show Me the Way to Go Home From: Rowan Date: 25 Nov 08 - 05:22 PM In a YMCA camp (Buxton, Christmas 1949) I learned the following in the "official" singing sessions Oh show me the way to go home I'm tired and I want to go to bed I had a little drink about an hour ago and it's gone right to my head Wherever I may roam on land or sea or foam you will always hear me singing this song show me the way to go home. Followed by a second verse, similar to several above, but with variations Oh indicate the route to my abode I'm fatigued and desire to retire I imbibed some refreshment sixty minutes ago and it's done right to my cerebellum wherever I may perambulate on land or sea or agitated water you will always hear me humming this melody indicate the route to my abode. In the unofficial singing sessions a third verse was learned, similar to Alan's, but with a more Victorian (Oz) flavour Oh show me the way to go home said the blonde on St Kilda beach I lost my togs about an hour ago and they've floated out of reach so all I have on now is sand and sea and foam so hand me a page of the Sporting Globe * and show me the way to go home. At the main Session Bar at the National Folk Festival (every Easter in Canberra) you will probably hear it sung with the 'original' verse repeated as a chorus and reprise. * a Thursday evening tabloid, printed on coloured newsprint, with only sporting info in it. Cheers, Rowan |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Show Me the Way to Go Home From: GUEST,sam in australia Date: 06 Sep 09 - 07:15 AM my dad taught us this song as young kids this is how he taught it to us. verse 1 show me the way to go home I'm tired and I wanna go to bed I had a little drink about an hour ago and it went right to my head wherever I may go over land or sea or foam you will always hear me singing this song show me the way to go home verse 2 (sing faster) Indicate the route to my habitual abode I'm fatigued and I desire to retire I had a little beverage sixty minutes ago and it went right to my cerabellum wherever I perambulate terra firma or h20 you will always hear me crooning this rhapsody indicate the route to my habitual abode |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Show Me the Way to Go Home From: GUEST,David D in Australia Date: 08 Oct 09 - 04:06 AM My mother taught me this version, which flows when sung Indicate the route of my abode, I'm fatigued and i desire to retire. I had a short snork sixty minutes ago, and its gone right to my cerebellum, where ever i may meanander, on land or sea or aggitated waters, you can always hear me chanting this a melody Indicate the route of my abode |
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Subject: Origins: Show Me the Way to Go Home From: IanC Date: 08 Oct 09 - 09:52 AM As Louie Roy says above, the version of "Show Me The Way To Go Home" (or at least the lyrics) appears to have been written by Irving King (who also wrote "The More We Are Together") in or before 1925, when it was published. From Wikipedia ...
It appears that they wrote both lyrics and melody in this case, though ... The song was written on a train journey from London where both James Campbell and Reginald Connelly were travelling. They were tired from the trip and had a few drinks during the journey, hence the lyrics. It appears that the song was pretty popular straightaway. It was recorded by Ella Sheilds(1879-1952) and by Wendell Hall(1886-1969), for the Brunswick label, in 1925, the year of its publication. |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Show Me the Way to Go Home From: GUEST,Bob Coltman Date: 09 Oct 09 - 04:41 PM I learned it, Dartmouth c. 1956, as: Delineate the road to my abode, I'm fatigued and I desire to retire, I imbibed a small infusion sixty minutes ago, And it went right to my cerebellum, Regardless to what terminus I perambulate, Terra firma, aqua vita, or alcoholic beverages, You will invariably detect me chanting this air: Delineate the road to my abode. Whereupon my brain being on jitters, I was guilty of worse: Steer me in the direction of my domicile, I tire of the vertical, I incline to recline, I have not in my possession any cartographic replica Illustrating routes to my beloved place of residence, Perchance an individual among you, Endowed by his creator with inordinately sympathetic Sentiments will not be loath to indicate the exit and Steer me in the direction of my domicile. Whew! Confession eases the mind. Bob So ... instruct me how to wend my way chez moi, By some means not unbefitting an exhausted individual Unused to venturing upon the homeward path While intoxicating substances are damaging his cranium, Though chances are I may be discovered perdu At unheard-of distances from the familial hearthstone, I will nevertheless entertain you with encores of this hit smash: Instruct me how to wend my way chez moi. |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Show Me the Way to Go Home From: GUEST,Hugh, He who Knoweth Date: 15 Apr 10 - 07:19 AM In Primary School we sung it; Indicate the Road to my Abode, I'm fatigued and desire to repose, I had a light refreshment 60 minutes ago, And it's gone right to my cerebellum, Wherever I may perambulate, Over land or sea or agitated water You will always hear me singing this melody Indicate the Road to my abode |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Show Me the Way to Go Home From: GUEST,Jorgia Date: 21 Jun 10 - 08:53 AM My mom taught me this song when I was little sorry about spelling mistakes i'm only 11 and I don't understand most the words anyway but please take the time to read it as I have read every other idea and none are the same as this version, (In a cockney accent) Show me the way to go home I'm tired and i wanna go to bed I had a little drink about an hour ago And it's gone right to my head No matter where I roam Over land or sea or foam You will always hear me singing this song Show me the way to go home (In a posh London accent) Indicate the way to my bode I'm fatigued and I wish to retire I had a little bevy 60 minutes ago And it's proceeded right to my cranium No matter where I prutrubitate Over land or sea or atmospheric pressure You will always hear me chanting this melody Indicate the way to my bode From Jorgia xx (On My Boring Day Off School) (13:51) (Monday 21st June 2010) |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Show Me the Way to Go Home From: meself Date: 21 Jun 10 - 12:29 PM "prutrubitate"? Ya gotta love it! |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Show Me the Way to Go Home From: meself Date: 21 Jun 10 - 12:35 PM (Thanks, Jorgia!) |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Show Me the Way to Go Home From: Rusty Dobro Date: 21 Jun 10 - 03:48 PM Wow! So many versions! When I started playing in pubs about five years ago, I hadn't heard anything but the 'straight' original version, and put this together: Indicate the route to my habitual abode, I'm excessively fatigued and I need to take repose, Some sixty minutes ago I took an alcoholic libation, And it's seriously affected my cranial efficiency, Regardless of where I perambulate, O'er terra firma, aquatic expanse or watery particulate, You'll invariably encounter me performing this refrain, Indicate the route to my abode. Not so different from some of the above! |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Show Me the Way to Go Home From: GUEST,Gordon Date: 24 Sep 11 - 11:44 PM My mother-in-law Lizzie had a completely different take on the second verse - she sang about "what came next"... I have never found nor heard it sung anywhere else. Would be great if someone could revive it: V2: I showed him the way to go home, And I showed him the way to go to bed, I showed him where I was tattooed, From the tips of my toes to my head. I had the all clear on my back, And the ship sailing over the foam. When he asked for more, I opened the door, And showed him the way to go home (then a final chorus) Thanks for all the memories Lizzie... |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Show Me the Way to Go Home From: GUEST,From my grandma Date: 12 Oct 12 - 09:01 PM Oh show me the way to go home, I am fatigued and desire to retire. Oh I had a little snort about an hour ago and went straight to my cere-bellum- aedllica Oh wherever I may roam over Sara Ferra H20 You will always find me chanting this melody, please direct me to habitual abode. |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Show Me the Way to Go Home From: Joe Offer Date: 28 Jul 15 - 03:27 AM So, I got a personal message from a Young Person, asking me for ABC notation for "Show Me the Way to Go Home." I looked through lots of songbooks, but couldn't find the dots for the song. I think I learned it in Boy Scouts in about 7th grade, about 1960. I can't think of how many times I've sung that song. I was amazed to find a Frank Crumit recording of the song from 1926 (attributed to Irving King [see above], published in 1925): And then I found a recording by the Andrews Sisters that's just terrific: And for a more modern interpretation, here's Emerson, Lake, and Palmer: But I couldn't find this song in a songbook. Can anybody help me with that? -Joe- |
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Subject: RE: Origins: Show Me the Way to Go Home From: GUEST,Grishka Date: 28 Jul 15 - 08:55 AM Software-generated conversion from a MIDI from ingeb.org, notably starting with the "verse" part "When I'm happy" etc.: X:1 T:showmeth I:linebreak $ M:C L:1/8 Q:1/4=145 K:G B2B2B2B2| c2c2c2c2| B2B2A2G2| A8 | B2B2B2B2| c2c2c2c2| B2B2A2A2| G8 | F2F2G2G2| A2F2A4| % 10 B2B2^c2c2| A8 | F2F2G2G2| A2F2A4| B2B2^c2A2| d8 |:B2B^A BAB2| G6 B2| c2cB cBcc | % 19 B6 G2| B^ABA BABA | B2B2G2BG | B2A2AB3| A6 B2| B2B2B2B2| G6 B2| c2c2c2c2| B6 GA | % 28 B2B2B2B2| B^AB2G4| =A2AG BGA2| G8:|] A scan of the "self-published" original sheet music would be interesting. Rhythm? Accompaniment? |
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