SHOUT HALLELUJAH ‘CAUSE I’M HOME

(Harold Dixon)


As recorded by:
Vocals: Billy Elliot
Studio Band, Dir. Harry Hudson
Recorded 23rd January 1929

Also recorded by:
The Rhythmic Eight,
New Mayfair Dance Orchestra, Dir. Carroll Gibbons
Ben Pollack & His Orchestra
Clevelanders, V. Harry Reser



Tomorrow morning, when day is dawning
And if it rains or shines
I’ll be on the road that leads me to home sweet home
No one will meet me, no one will greet me
I haven’t said a word
But I’m on that trail that leads me to home sweet home
Listen while I tell it to you
Here’s the very thing that I’ll do
Run up the steps, knock at the door
Down on my knees, kissing the floor
Shout Hallelujah ‘cause I home,
Home, never to roam
Take off my coat, take off my hat
Wind up the clock, throw out the cat
Shout Hallelujah ‘cause I home, home, home
And every morning I’ll be up with the sun
Just like a kid that thinks of nothing but fun
Early to bed, early to rise
Heaven on earth under my eyes
Shout Hallelujah ‘cause I home, back home.
Want to see magnolia bloom
Smell the sweetest of perfume
Hear a lonesome whip-poor-will
Sing his love song, what a thrill
Chicken fry, pumpkin pie
Oh, boy, what a treat
Babbling brooks, shady nooks
You’ve seen them in story books
Run up the steps, knock at the door
Down on my knees, kissing the floor
Shout Hallelujah ‘cause I home,
Home, never to roam
Take off my coat, take off my hat
Wind up the clock, throw out the cat
Shout Hallelujah ‘cause I home, back home
And there’ll be mornings I’ll be up with the sun
Just like a kid that thinks of nothing but fun
Magical moon, marvellous skies
Wonderful dreams, be paradise
Shout hallelujah ‘cause I’m home, back home. 



(Transcribed from John Wright’s 78 RPM 
Record Collection by Bill Huntley - September 2013)