Welcome Home 1913

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 22 Dec 2006
2006

Jack Jones left his wife and home,
left his wife and home to roam,
Sunday night a year ago last May;
the other day
he came back wrapped up in fear,
wond'ring if his wifey, dear,
would receive him in the same old way:
and say: as he slowly walked inside,
she looked at him and cried:

I'm mighty glad that you came back,
welcome home, welcome home,
welcome home,
I'm mighty glad that you came back, Jack.
Night and day I thought about you,
'twas hard to live without you.
I don't know of any braver life saver.
I need some brand new winter clothes,
welcome home, welcome home,
welcome home,
to protect me when the winter snows blow.
Here's some bills that you can pay
they've been due since 'way last May;
Landlord comes for rent today,
welcome home.

I'm mighty glad that you came back,
welcome home, welcome home,
welcome home,
I'm mighty glad that you came back, Jack.
Night and day I thought about you,
'twas hard to live without you.
I don't know of any braver life saver.
I need some brand new winter clothes,
welcome home, welcome home,
welcome home,
to protect me when the winter snows blow.
Here's some bills that you can pay
they've been due since 'way last May;
Landlord comes for rent today,
welcome home.

"Sit right down," said she to he,
"You look like a Christmas Tree!
Hang your whiskers,
Mister Santa Claus, upon your jaws.
your voice sounds a trifle old,
I'm afraid you've got a cold,
cough right up and don't you even pause,
because, wifey needs an Easter hood,
the stove needs coal and wood,

I'm mighty glad that you came back,
welcome home, welcome home,
welcome home,
I'm mighty glad that you came back, Jack.
Night and day I thought about you,
'twas hard to live without you.
I don't know of any braver life saver.
I need some brand new winter clothes,
welcome home, welcome home,
welcome home,
to protect me when the winter snows blow.
Here's some bills that you can pay
they've been due since 'way last May;
Landlord comes for rent today,
welcome home.

I'm mighty glad that you came back,
welcome home, welcome home,
welcome home,
I'm mighty glad that you came back, Jack.
Night and day I thought about you,
'twas hard to live without you.
I don't know of any braver life saver.
I need some brand new winter clothes,
welcome home, welcome home,
welcome home,
to protect me when the winter snows blow.
Here's some bills that you can pay
they've been due since 'way last May;
Landlord comes for rent today,
welcome home.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano
piano
piano
piano
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Welcome Home 1913
Words & Music by Irving Berlin
© 1913 by Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co.
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Friday 22 December 2006 at 9.02pm
in association with Doug Grierson
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