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28 Feb 99 - 01:46 AM (#60669) Subject: show me the way to go home From: desertrat@lvcm.com 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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28 Feb 99 - 01:53 AM (#60670) Subject: RE: show me the way to go home From: Barbara 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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28 Feb 99 - 09:17 AM (#60688) Subject: RE: show me the way to go home From: This page has words for a set of verses.
Don't suppose anybody knows the tune? jeffs |
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28 Feb 99 - 10:36 AM (#60695) Subject: RE: show me the way to go home From: Ferrara 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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28 Feb 99 - 11:27 AM (#60704) Subject: RE: show me the way to go home From: Barbara 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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28 Feb 99 - 11:29 AM (#60705) Subject: RE: show me the way to go home From: Barbara Guess I shoulda looked at the link, first, huh? Duh. |
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28 Feb 99 - 01:46 PM (#60725) Subject: Lyr Add: INDICATE THE WAY TO MY ABODE From: Sandy Paton 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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28 Feb 99 - 03:25 PM (#60734) Subject: RE: show me the way to go home From: Susan of DT I thought it was "habitual abode" |
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01 Mar 99 - 05:19 AM (#60847) Subject: Lyr Add: SHOW ME THE WAY TO GO HOME (parody) From: Alan of Australia G'day, An Aussie version:-
Show me the way to go home
Cheers, |
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01 Mar 99 - 06:10 PM (#60914) Subject: Lyr Add: SHOW ME THE WAY TO GO HOME (parody) From: Cap't Bob 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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16 Nov 00 - 08:37 AM (#341626) Subject: RE: show me the way to go home From: Alan of Australia 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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16 Nov 00 - 09:08 AM (#341646) Subject: RE: show me the way to go home From: paddymac 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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16 Nov 00 - 12:05 PM (#341731) Subject: RE: show me the way to go home From: DougR 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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16 Nov 00 - 11:34 PM (#342162) Subject: RE: show me the way to go home From: Louie Roy 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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17 Nov 00 - 12:32 AM (#342173) Subject: RE: show me the way to go home From: Harold W My Father used to sing this song in Swedish. I never learned Swedish. Does anyone know the words in Swedish? |
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17 Nov 00 - 06:43 AM (#342236) Subject: Lyr Add: SHOW ME THE WAY TO GO HOME (with response From: GUEST,Fibula Mattock 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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17 Nov 00 - 04:12 PM (#342610) Subject: RE: show me the way to go home From: GUEST,late 'n short This is one of the first songs I learned from my Dad. Can anyone provide the chords? Thanks Dan |
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17 Nov 00 - 10:50 PM (#342779) Subject: RE: show me the way to go home From: Susan from California 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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18 Nov 00 - 09:29 AM (#342942) Subject: Lyr Add: SHOW ME THE WAY TO GO HOME (parody) From: Morticia 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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09 Apr 01 - 12:12 AM (#436136) Subject: RE: show me the way to go home From: GUEST 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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13 May 01 - 04:07 PM (#461515) Subject: Lyr Add: Show Me the Way to Go Home (Irving King) From: Louie Roy 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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13 May 01 - 05:04 PM (#461545) Subject: RE: show me the way to go home From: Charley Noble Very nice! |
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13 May 01 - 05:10 PM (#461546) Subject: Lyr Add: SHOW ME THE WAY TO GO HOME (parody) From: Song Dog 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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14 May 01 - 03:37 PM (#462174) Subject: RE: show me the way to go home From: GUEST Morticia , you wrote that with a straight face , you are kidding right? gone right to my cerebral cortex. hehehe |
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15 May 01 - 11:14 AM (#462751) Subject: Lyr Add: SHOW ME THE WAY TO GO HOME (parody) From: AndyG I learned it thusly --
Indicate the way to my abode,
AndyG |
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13 Sep 01 - 11:15 PM (#549610) Subject: RE: show me the way to go home From: George Seto - af221@chebucto.ns.ca Other threads in the Forum |
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14 Sep 01 - 12:18 AM (#549669) Subject: Lyr Add: SHOW ME THE WAY TO GO HOME (parody) From: GUEST,Sonja 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,
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14 Sep 01 - 12:21 AM (#549672) Subject: Lyr Add: SHOW ME THE WAY TO GO HOME (parody) From: GUEST,Sonja 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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13 Oct 02 - 07:23 AM (#802156) Subject: RE: show me the way to go home From: masato sakurai 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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13 Oct 02 - 06:40 PM (#802499) Subject: RE: show me the way to go home From: Joe_F 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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13 Oct 02 - 06:53 PM (#802504) Subject: RE: show me the way to go home From: Uncle_DaveO 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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13 Oct 02 - 06:57 PM (#802506) Subject: RE: show me the way to go home From: Uncle_DaveO 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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14 Oct 02 - 12:45 AM (#802606) Subject: RE: show me the way to go home From: Genie Well, I do really like the "I imbibed a small libation" part, Dave. Genie |
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14 Oct 02 - 03:59 AM (#802640) Subject: RE: show me the way to go home From: Schantieman 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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15 Oct 02 - 02:13 AM (#803314) Subject: RE: show me the way to go home From: Kaleea 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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24 Nov 08 - 11:19 PM (#2500915) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Show Me the Way to Go Home From: Jim Dixon 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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25 Nov 08 - 05:22 PM (#2501556) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Show Me the Way to Go Home From: Rowan 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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06 Sep 09 - 07:15 AM (#2717383) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Show Me the Way to Go Home From: GUEST,sam in australia 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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08 Oct 09 - 04:06 AM (#2740992) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Show Me the Way to Go Home From: GUEST,David D in Australia 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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08 Oct 09 - 09:52 AM (#2741082) Subject: Origins: Show Me the Way to Go Home From: IanC 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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09 Oct 09 - 04:41 PM (#2742354) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Show Me the Way to Go Home From: GUEST,Bob Coltman 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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15 Apr 10 - 07:19 AM (#2887094) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Show Me the Way to Go Home From: GUEST,Hugh, He who Knoweth 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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21 Jun 10 - 08:53 AM (#2931914) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Show Me the Way to Go Home From: GUEST,Jorgia 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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21 Jun 10 - 12:29 PM (#2932031) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Show Me the Way to Go Home From: meself "prutrubitate"? Ya gotta love it! |
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21 Jun 10 - 12:35 PM (#2932036) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Show Me the Way to Go Home From: meself (Thanks, Jorgia!) |
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21 Jun 10 - 03:48 PM (#2932146) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Show Me the Way to Go Home From: Rusty Dobro 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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24 Sep 11 - 11:44 PM (#3228548) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Show Me the Way to Go Home From: GUEST,Gordon 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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12 Oct 12 - 09:01 PM (#3418904) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Show Me the Way to Go Home From: GUEST,From my grandma 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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28 Jul 15 - 03:27 AM (#3726631) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Show Me the Way to Go Home From: Joe Offer 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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28 Jul 15 - 08:55 AM (#3726678) Subject: RE: Origins: Show Me the Way to Go Home From: GUEST,Grishka 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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28 Jul 15 - 09:41 AM (#3726685) Subject: RE: Origins: Show Me the Way to Go Home From: Vixen Mudcats are the BEST-- Many thanks to Joe and Grishka! V |
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15 May 16 - 03:25 AM (#3790386) Subject: RE: Origins: Show Me the Way to Go Home From: GUEST,Joseph Scott Version of "Show Me The Way To Go Home" in E. C. Perrow's notes, probably from about 1909. (See "E. C. Perrow original manuscripts online" thread.) Not included in Perrow's 1910s multipart article. "Show me the way to go home, 'Babe.' Show me the way to go home I been drunk for the last six months Show me the way to go home" |
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15 Jan 17 - 10:58 PM (#3832886) Subject: RE: Origins: Show Me the Way to Go Home From: meself My (tee-total) mother has a verse or bridge or something of about four lines; something about "I'm as drunk as Billy-be-damned"; I keep forgetting to ask her about it. Ring a bell with anyone? |
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16 Jan 17 - 01:31 PM (#3832999) Subject: RE: Origins: Show Me the Way to Go Home From: Helen Hi all, Thanks for this thread. My parents used to sing this song sometimes. I have never, ever heard the funny variations on the song. We used to have a funny plastic ashtray with a comical man hanging on to a lamp post, looking very inebriated. I think the caption on it was Show Me the Way to Go Home. I remember that we used to sing the song when we saw it. The Frank Crumit recording shows that it is a good ukulele song, and would be good for a sing-along with uke players. Thanks for the memories of this song. Helen |
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16 Jan 17 - 01:37 PM (#3833001) Subject: RE: Origins: Show Me the Way to Go Home From: Helen Ooops! Wrong!! The ash tray said: "Oh, what a beautiful evenin'!!" I think we used to sing that song too when we looked at the ashtray, but the one I remember singing was SMTWTGH. I don't know where we got it from, and I think it is here somewhere from when we cleared out my dear departed Dad's house, but I wouldn't sell it even for $AU45. It's a treasured memory from my childhood. Helen |
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17 Jan 17 - 10:48 AM (#3833163) Subject: RE: Origins: Show Me the Way to Go Home From: Long Firm Freddie Darn it, where did my blickie go? I had to make and mend the link as it was seemingly too long for the blickie maker. Here it is in full: https://www.tredwellsmusic.com/show-me-the-way-to-go-home-margaret-b-toohey-and-harold-w-bradley-sheet-music-out-of-print-rare-deleted-vintage-discontinued-collectible LFF |
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17 Jan 17 - 11:12 AM (#3833167) Subject: RE: Origins: Show Me the Way to Go Home From: Shimmering Someone upthread 16 years ago asked about this in Swedish. Well I too remember hearing people sing this in Swedish when I lived in Sweden. Here's the text to Visa mig hur man går hem as recorded by Lasse Lönndahl och Towa Carson ... Visa mig hur man går hem Jag känner att jag måste gå i säng Jag tog en liten drink för knappt en halvtimme sen Å av yrseln fick en släng Oh strunta i var jag bor Och hjälp mig hem till min mor När ni hör mig sjunga denna glada refräng Visa mig hur man går hem Visa mig hur man går hem Jag känner att jag måste gå i säng Försökte röka pipa för en halvtimme sen Å av yrseln fick en släng Oh strunta i var jag bor Och hjälp mig hem till min mor När ni hör mig sjunga denna glada refräng Visa mig hur man går hem Visa mig hur man går hem Jag känner att jag måste gå i säng Jag åkte karusell för knappt en halvtimme sen Å av yrseln fick en släng Oh strunta i var jag bor Och hjälp mig hem till min mor När ni hör mig sjunga denna glada refräng Visa mig hur man går hem Visa mig hur man går hem Jag känner att jag måste gå i säng Jag tog en liten drink för knappt en halvtimme sen Å av yrseln fick en släng Oh strunta i vart jag bor Och hjälp mig hem till min mor När ni hör mig sjunga denna glada refräng Visa mig hur man går hem |
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17 Jan 17 - 08:58 PM (#3833265) Subject: RE: Origins: Show Me the Way to Go Home From: GUEST,.gargoyle Truman Capote captures an eligant momement between two souls, sixty years difference, in his short-story, "A Christmas Memory." The song, "Show me the Way" is pivotal to its plot. "My friend waltzes round the stove, the hem of her poor calico skirt pinched between her fingers as though it were a party dress: Show me the way to go home, she sings, her tennis shoes squeaking on the floor. Show me the way to go home." Sincerely, Gargoyle If you are not familiar with the story and song....I suggest you access a copy, it is CC...and bring out a dry hankie. |
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22 Jan 17 - 12:50 PM (#3834107) Subject: RE: Origins: Show Me the Way to Go Home From: Gavin Paterson There is another version of this song. It's on The Clancy Brothers LP of the same name from 1972. This album has never had a digital re-issue and is not very well known these days. Their version has the 'No matter where I roam' lines but not the 'I'm tired and I want to go to bed' section. And they credit I. King (as above) as the writer. I've never heard this version anywhere else (but I have recorded it myself). Anyone know of this version? Show Me The Way 1 I have watched the days melt and fade away Ten thousand times or more And I have drawn ten thousand conclusions In the sand along the shore Chorus No matter where I roam over land or sea or foam You will always hear me singing that song Show me the way to go home. 2 I've waited in the sun and listened to everyone of the questions that you pose And I have found the answers In the petals of a rose 3 I've watched you come and go, and learned enough to know There's nothing left to see And in my time I've loved a girl And I known that she loved me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKDfHbe61PI |
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22 Jan 17 - 02:00 PM (#3834118) Subject: RE: Origins: Show Me the Way to Go Home From: Helen LFF's blickie |
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22 Jan 17 - 03:06 PM (#3834131) Subject: RE: Origins: Show Me the Way to Go Home From: Helen Thanks Gargoyle. You're a treasure! :-) I have to confess that that is the first story by Truman Capote I have ever read. I like it. Truman Capote: A Christmas Memory Helen |
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23 Jan 17 - 04:29 AM (#3834232) Subject: RE: Origins: Show Me the Way to Go Home From: Long Firm Freddie Hi Helen. The blickie maker truncates the link over a certain number of characters, it seems (only goes up to the first d of deleted in the URL) - hence the page not found result. LFF |
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23 Jan 17 - 05:22 AM (#3834238) Subject: RE: Origins: Show Me the Way to Go Home From: Helen LFF, Sorry, I didn't check if the link went to the right page. Oh well, back to the drawing board. Helen |
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23 Jan 17 - 06:35 AM (#3834247) Subject: RE: Origins: Show Me the Way to Go Home From: Long Firm Freddie No worries, Helen. It seems the maximum length allowed for a link id is 128 characters - usually enough, but not this time. I guess it would be easy enough for the powers that be to fix unless over-long links might clog things up. LFF |
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21 May 17 - 04:01 AM (#3856245) Subject: RE: Origins: Show Me the Way to Go Home From: GUEST,June We used to sing this at school and the alternative version , its interesting how it differs with so many people Indicate the way to my abode I'm fatigued and I want to go to sleep I had and alcoholic beverage sixty minutes ago And it's gone right to the top of my anatomy No matter where I perambulate Over land or sea or asmopheric pressure You will always hear me chanting this melody Indicate the way to my abode |
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02 Aug 18 - 11:56 AM (#3941097) Subject: Lyr Add: SHOW ME THE WAY TO GO HOME (Irving King) From: Jim Dixon Finally! We have definitive lyrics from the sheet music! You can see the sheet music at the website of Baylor University. SHOW ME THE WAY TO GO HOME Words and music by Irving King,* ©1925. 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 little melody everyone I greet: CHORUS: 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 can always hear me singing this song: Show me the way to go home. 2. Old King Cole was a merry old soul, and a merry old soul was he. He called for his wine and he called for his pipe 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 his fiddlers too? CHORUS EXTRA VERSES: 1. Miss Fitzsimmon went in swimmin' early one summer morn. She took a dip and she heard a rip and she knew her suit was torn. She stayed till the change of tide took the water out. When no longer she could hide, she began to shout: CHORUS 2. At a ball game where they all came just to see Babe Ruth swat, The bases three were full and he stepped out to take a shot. Three balls and two strikes he heard; on the next, he fouled. Then the guy who stood on third cleared his throat and howled: CHORUS 3. My friend Jack went to the track and a big bankroll he bet. He bet upon a horse named Don and the darn thing's running yet. He was forty miles from town as the pigeons fly. He put his last dollar down and began to cry: CHORUS 4. Mamie Flynn went riding in a stranger's motor car. He tried to kiss this charming miss, but he never got that far. She hit him an awful smack; they were ten miles out, And as she was walking back, he could hear her shout: CHORUS 5. Mister Wright came home one night quite unexpectedly, And in his house, he caught his spouse with her affinity. As the husband's gun was pressed to his rival's head, He said: "Make your last request" and the stranger said: CHORUS 6. Mister Devil to the level came from down below. The first night he went up to see the Ziegfeld Follies show. When the dollies danced about dressed so scantily, He got up and shouted out: "It's too hot for me!" CHORUS 7. Buying drinks, a lot of ginks gathered in a swell cafe. A Scotchman who had quite a few was feeling rather gay. He kept drinking with each guy as the hours fled. When it came his time to buy, he stepped up and said: CHORUS 8. Jack McCann once took a man up in his aeroplane. He looped the loop, then made a swoop and looped the loop again. His friend paled and mopped his brow; then the flyer cried: "What else can I show you now?" and his friend replied: CHORUS * Wikipedia says "Irving King" is the pseudonym of the English songwriting team James Campbell and Reginald Connelly.
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27 Nov 19 - 04:21 PM (#4021416) Subject: ADD: Girl on Burleigh Beach (Show me the way...) From: Joe Offer There are other versions of this parody posted above - buy hey, this on is "official." It's from the Australian Senior Scout Song Book, compliments of Sandra in Sydney. GIRL ON BURLEIGH BEACH (Tune: “Show Me the Way to Go Home”) Show me the way to go home, Said a girl on Burleigh beach, I had a swimsuit on about an hour ago, But it's floated out of reach. And all I have on now Is sand and sea and foam, So give me a page of the Courier-Mail, And show me the way to go home. |
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04 Jun 21 - 07:26 PM (#4108839) Subject: Lyr Add: SHOW ME THE WAY TO GO HOME (Jones & Hare) From: Jim Dixon My transcription from the Edison record at the Internet Archive: SHOW ME THE WAY TO GO HOME As recorded by Billy Jones and Ernest Hare (The Happiness Boys) on Edison 51660-R, 1925. 1. When I’m happy, when I’m happy, singing all the while, You* don’t need nobody then to show you* how to smile. When I’ve been out on a spree, toddling down the street, With this little melody everyone you* greet: [Chorus 1] 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 can always hear me singing’ this song: show me the way to go home. 2. Old King Cole was a merry old soul and a merry old soul was he. He called for his wine and he called for his pipe 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 his fiddlers too? [Chorus 2] Show me the way to go home; I’m tired and I want to go to bed. Anyone at all can push a fountain pen, but a pencil must be lead. I’ve tried to figure out, but can’t get through my dome. Can a fellow bounce a codfish ball? Show me the way to go home. [Patter omitted here] 3. Miss Fitzsimmon went in swimmin' early one summer morn. She took a dip and she heard a rip and she knew her suit was torn. She stayed till the change of tide took the water out, And when no longer she could hide, she began to shout: [Chorus 3] Show me the way to go home; I’m tired and I want to go to bed. Say, if they print the papers up in black and white, how can the news be read? I’ve tried to figure out, but can’t get through my dome Why a hot dog has no pedigree. Show me the way to go home. 4. Jack McCann once took a man up in his aeroplane. He looped the loop, then made a swoop and looped the loop again. His friend paled and mopped his brow; then the flier cried: "What else can I show you now?" And his friend replied: [Chorus 4] Show me the way to go home; I’m tired and I want to go to bed. In old Kentucky no one ever tasted cake; everything down there is bred. I’ve tried to figure out, but can’t get through my dome: Can a man make spongecake out of a sponge? Show me the way to go home. [Patter omitted here.] [Repeat Chorus 1.] * * * * The pronouns may seem odd because Jones and Hare sing alternate lines; one sings in the first person, the other in the second. They do this in many of their recordings. |
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27 Aug 21 - 10:21 PM (#4118076) Subject: RE: Origins: Show Me the Way to Go Home From: GUEST,LarryTheRadioGuy Gavin Peterson asked about whether anybody had heard those different lyrics to Show Me The Way To Go Home. You mentioned, Gavin, that you'd heard them on a hard to find Clancy Brothers release from 1972. I have a 1968 album by Noel Harrison (Santa MOnica Pier) with those same lyrics. And I can't find any reference to them anywhere else. So I'm wondering if anybody has heard these lyrics anywhere other than through Noel Harrison or The Clancy Brothers. Are they original lyrics written by the two songwriters? Or is it a music hall addition? Or did Noel Harrison write them himself (although he gives credit to Irving King--the psuedonym for the two songwriters who wrote the song)? |
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27 Aug 21 - 10:27 PM (#4118077) Subject: RE: Origins: Show Me the Way to Go Home From: GUEST,LarryTheRadioGuy Here is a youtube link to the Noel Harrison recording. Show Me The Way To go Home, Noel Harrison |
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28 Aug 21 - 08:04 PM (#4118138) Subject: RE: Origins: Show Me the Way to Go Home From: GUEST,LarrytheRadioGuy And in answer to DesertRat from his original 1999 post: here are the lyrics. Are they the 'original' lyrics? Who knows. But Noel Harrison used them in 1968 and they're very similar to the one The Clancy Brothers used in 1972. SHOW ME THE WAY TO GO HOME by Irving King aka Jimmy Campbell and Reg Connelly (1925) as recorded by Noel Harrison,1968; similar version by the Clancy Brothers (1972) I have watched the day fade and melt away ten thousand times or more And I have drawn ten thousand conclusions in the sand along the shore. Show me the way to go home, I'm tired and I want to go to bed I had a little taste about an hour ago and its 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. I've waited in the sun and listened to everyone of the questions that you've posed And found the answers in the petals of the rose. 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. I've watched you come & go And seen enough to know that there's no more to see. And I have loved a girl and known that she loved me. 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. |
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30 Aug 21 - 07:30 AM (#4118234) Subject: RE: Origins: Show Me the Way to Go Home From: Gavin Paterson Thanks to Larry for the info on the forgotten version of this song. I'm very sure that must have been where Liam Clancy heard it. I wonder if that Noel Harrison LP was in his collection. For what it's worth, here is my version of this version. https://youtu.be/kWGuqT6cCs8 |
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31 Aug 21 - 11:48 AM (#4118378) Subject: RE: Origins: Show Me the Way to Go Home From: GUEST,LarryThe RadioGuy Nice version, Gavin. Thanks for posting it. I gave it a youtube 'like'. |
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31 Aug 21 - 02:00 PM (#4118388) Subject: RE: Origins: Show Me the Way to Go Home From: Georgiansilver Here is a Karaoke version on Youtube. https://youtu.be/XypUrLjzgLQ |