I Didn't Go Home At All 1909

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 05 Sep 2005

Jack and May were newly wed,
a loving pair were they,
until the other day,
when Jack said to his May:
"Tonight I have to talk some bus'ness
with some bus'ness men,
but rest assured that I'll return at ten."
That night he left the flat,
and simply wifey sat up with the cat
for Jack who never came;
the day was dawning when
he rambled home again,
and said: "My darling
please let me explain."

I heard the clock strike One A.M.
One A.M., One A.M.
It told me of my promise when
I left you in the hall;
before I knew 'twas Two A.M.,
Three A.M., Four A.M.
but you know I promised I'd be home at ten,
so I didn't go home at all.

I heard the clock strike One A.M.
One A.M., One A.M.
It told me of my promise when
I left you in the hall;
before I knew 'twas Two A.M.,
Three A.M., Four A.M.
but you know I promised I'd be home at ten,
so I didn't go home at all.

Jack remarked: "It's eas'ly seen
that I'm not all to blame,
my explanation's tame,
it's tru tho' just the same.
Much rather than disturb you
from your slumber so divine,
I lingered just to pass away the time,
and then again you see,
I didn't take the key,
which proves that my intentions were the best;
I even said a prayer
that you might not despair,
besides I knew how much you needed rest."

I heard the clock strike One A.M.
One A.M., One A.M.
It told me of my promise when
I left you in the hall;
before I knew 'twas Two A.M.,
Three A.M., Four A.M.
but you know I promised I'd be home at ten,
so I didn't go home at all.

I heard the clock strike One A.M.
One A.M., One A.M.
It told me of my promise when
I left you in the hall;
before I knew 'twas Two A.M.,
Three A.M., Four A.M.
but you know I promised I'd be home at ten,
so I didn't go home at all.

Jack had been forgiven
and the future seemed so bright,
until the other night,
his May was not in sight.
She went to see a sick friend
but had promised to come back,
at sixty minutes after nine,
to Jack. At sixty minutes past,
next morn she came at last,
her op'ning speech was:
"I've been with a friend;
because they said she'd die,
I wanted to be nigh,
and so I waited for the coming end."

I heard the clock strike One A.M.
One A.M., One A.M.
It told me of my promise when
I left you in the hall;
before I knew 'twas Two A.M.,
Three A.M., Four A.M.
but you know I promised I'd be home at ten,
so I didn't go home at all.

I heard the clock strike One A.M.
One A.M., One A.M.
It told me of my promise when
I left you in the hall;
before I knew 'twas Two A.M.,
Three A.M., Four A.M.
but you know I promised I'd be home at ten,
so I didn't go home at all.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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I Didn't Go Home At All 1909
Written and Composed by Edgar Leslie & Irving Berlin
© 1909 by Maurice Shapiro, New York
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on 05 September 2005 at 09.53
in association with Doug Grierson
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