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Thread #18691   Message #186572
Posted By: ddw
28-Feb-00 - 11:48 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: I'm Goin' Back to Whur I Come From
Subject: Lyr Add: I'M GOIN' BACK TO WHUR I COME FROM
Hi KSM,

The only one I know with that line is one done by the Kingston Trio called, I think, "I'm Going Back.:

The lyrics that I can remember are:

I'm going back to where I come from
Where the mockingbird is singing in the lilac bush.
I used to go down to the station
Every evening just to watch that Pullman train come rollin' in
And then one night that great temptation
Got the best of me and led me to a life of sin.
I took my hat and fourteen dollars
And I headed for the city and the life that always follows
When you're rich and huntin' romance
Well my huntin' days were over, I can tell you that.
I met a gal in Kansas City
She winked at me and asked me if I'd like to step around
And I said "Yup, That's what I'm here fer
So she said she'd take me to the hottest spots in town
But there were things she'd have to fix up
So she took my fourteen dollars
But there must have been a mixup
Cause she's been gone since Thursday evening
And I've got a hunch I'll never see that gal no more
When I grow up and have a grandson
Well I'll tell him 'bout my romance and then watch his eyes bug out
But chances are he'll never listen
And he'll do the same durned thing when he grows up, no doubt
But he can't say I didn't warn him
What would happen when he meets up with them city girls, gol-durn 'em.
I'm going back to where I come from
Where the mockingbird is singing in the lilac bush.

Hope that helps,

cheers

david