Glen Yarborough did a great version of this song when he was with The Limeliters too.

He sang it this way:

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

2. I used to go down to the station
Ev'ry evenin' just to watch that Pullman train come rollin' in,
And then one night that great temptation
Got the best of me and drove me to a life of sin.
I took my hat and fourteen dollars
And I went through all the trouble of that 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 gal in Kansas City.
She winked at me and asked me if I'd like to step around,
And I said, "Yep, that's what I'm here for,"
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've been a mix-up.
She's been gone since Thursday evenin',
An' I've got a hunch I'll never see that gal no more.

4. When I grow up and have a grandson,
I'll tell him 'bout my romance an' I'll watch his eyes bug out.
The chances are he won't believe me,
So he'll do the same darn thing when he grows up, no doubt,
But he can't say I didn't warn him
What will happen if he meets up with that city gal, gol-darn him!
Goin' back to where I come from,
Where the mockin' bird is singin' in the lilac bush.