Lyrics:
Take me back to home and mother,
I am weary wand'ring here,
There can never be another
Spot on earth that is so dear.
Tho' I roam 'mid scenes of splendor,
Yet my heart is fill'd with pain,
And a longing sad and tender,
Whispers take me back again.
chorus:
Take me back to home and mother,
For my heart is fill'd with pain,
Take me back to home and mother,
Only take me back again.
Take me back to home and mother,
To the happy scenes of yore,
Friends of childhood, sister, brother,
Long to welcome me once more.
I can hear their voices ringing,
In sweet memory's refrain—
To the past my heart is clinging,
Only take me back again.
Take me back to home and mother,
Gentle words will greet me there,
For on earth there is no other
Kindness like a mother's care.
Life is just a dream of pleasure,
Sweetest hours must turn to pain,
Home is all I have to treasure,
Only take me home again.
