Back In Hackensack New Jersey 1924

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 16 Feb 2005

"Mammy" songs have been the craze,
and "Baby" songs have had their days,
the Sunny South and the Golden West
were never known to miss,
but now they write of "Homesick Blues"
of Folks back home who send no news,
so I wrote a little wannagohome song,
and the chorus goes like this:

I wanna go back to a black little shack
back in Hackensack, New Jersey,
I wanna see all the pals and the gals
that I used to know,
I'll see my baby brother playing
around the kitchen floor,
I'll hear my mother saying:
"Come on there, Kiddie,
your daddy's gonna be here pretty soon
twill be June and the moon
will be shining down on Jersey."
Gee! there never was a sweeter sight to see,
take it from me,
I may be oldfashioned and a small town boy,
but I know the meaning of the word called "joy"
I'm going back to that black little shack
back in Hackensack, New Jersey,
and let the world learn how to smile from me.

I wanna go back to a black little shack
back in Hackensack, New Jersey,
I wanna see all the pals and the gals
that I used to know,
I'll see my baby brother playing
around the kitchen floor,
I'll hear my mother saying:
"Come on there, Kiddie,
your daddy's gonna be here pretty soon
twill be June and the moon
will be shining down on Jersey."
Gee! there never was a sweeter sight to see,
take it from me,
I may be oldfashioned and a small town boy,
but I know the meaning of the word called "joy"
I'm going back to that black little shack
back in Hackensack, New Jersey,
and let the world learn how to smile from me.

Now a days the song that pays
is one that has a catchy phrase,
a simple tune that the folks can croon
one with a jazzy swing.
And so to practise what I preach
I wrote this song
and it's a peach
while the orchestra is playing the chorus
let us all join in and sing:

I wanna go back to a black little shack
back in Hackensack, New Jersey,
I wanna see all the pals and the gals
that I used to know,
I'll see my baby brother playing
around the kitchen floor,
I'll hear my mother saying:
"Come on there, Kiddie,
your daddy's gonna be here pretty soon
twill be June and the moon
will be shining down on Jersey."
Gee! there never was a sweeter sight to see,
take it from me,
I may be oldfashioned and a small town boy,
but I know the meaning of the word called "joy"
I'm going back to that black little shack
back in Hackensack, New Jersey,
and let the world learn how to smile from me.

I wanna go back to a black little shack
back in Hackensack, New Jersey,
I wanna see all the pals and the gals
that I used to know,
I'll see my baby brother playing
around the kitchen floor,
I'll hear my mother saying:
"Come on there, Kiddie,
your daddy's gonna be here pretty soon
twill be June and the moon
will be shining down on Jersey."
Gee! there never was a sweeter sight to see,
take it from me,
I may be oldfashioned and a small town boy,
but I know the meaning of the word called "joy"
I'm going back to that black little shack
back in Hackensack, New Jersey,
and let the world learn how to smile from me.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Back In Hackensack New Jersey 1924
by Art. L. Beiner & Dan A. Russo
© MCMXXIV by Ted Browne Music Co. Chicago, Ill.
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Tuesday 16 February 2005 at 01.08
in association with Doug Grierson
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