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Thread #18691   Message #3053715
Posted By: Jim Dixon
14-Dec-10 - 09:34 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
Here's my transcription from the recording at YouTube:

I'M GOIN' BACK TO WHUR I COME FROM
Written by Carson Robison
Recorded by Carson Robison on Bluebird 30-0808, 1942.
New York: Bob Miller, ©1942.

1. I'm goin' back to whur I come from,
Whur the honeysuckle smells so sweet it durn near makes ya sick.
I used to think my life was humdrum,
But I shore have learned a lesson that is bound to stick.
There ain't no use of me pretendin'.
The city shore ain't no place fer a guy like me to end in.
Goin' back to whur I come from,
Whur the mockin' bird is singin' in the lilac bush.

2. I used to go down to the station
Ev'ry evenin' just to watch the Pullman train come rollin' in,
An' then one night that great temptation
Got the best of me an' drove me to a life of sin.
I took my hat an' fourteen dollars
An' I went through all the troubles of this life that always follers
When you're rich an' huntin' romance,
But my huntin' days are over, I can tell you that.

3. I met a man in Kansas City
An' he winked at me an' asked me if I'd like to step around,
An' I said, "Yep, that's what I'm here fer,"
An' he said he'd take me to the hottest spots in town.
He mentioned things he'd have to fix up,
So he took my fourteen dollars but there must 'a' been a mix-up.
He's been gone since Thursday evenin',
An' I've got a hunch I'll never see that guy no more.

4. When I get old an' have a grandson,
I can tell him 'bout my romance an' then watch his eyes bug out.
The chances are he won't believe me,
So he'll do the same durn thing when he's growed up, no doubt,
But he can't say I didn't warn him.
What will happen if he meets up with that city guy? Gol-darn him!
Goin' back to whur I come from,
Whur the mockin' bird is singin' in the lilac bush.

[There is another YouTube recording of Virginia O'Brien.]