Home Once More

DESCRIPTION: "I am thinking of my home, Of the cottage on the hill. The cottage where my poor old mother died," of the orchard, the school, the old horse. He wonders, "Shall I ever see my home once more?" Will he see father, church, mill -- or remain in a foreign land
AUTHOR: Gus Williams (source: GusWilliamsLeedleGermanBandSongster)
EARLIEST DATE: 1873 (GusWilliamsLeedleGermanBandSongster)
KEYWORDS: home travel father mother death separation
FOUND IN:
REFERENCES (1 citation):
GusWilliamsLeedleGermanBandSongster, p. 48, "Remembrance of Home, or Home Once More" (1 text)
Roud #17437
BROADSIDES:
NLScotland, Crawford.EB.2389, "Home Once More," unknown, n.d.; also Crawford.EB.2625, "Home Once More," unknown, n.d.
File: GWLG048

Go to the Ballad Search form
Go to the Ballad Index Song List

Go to the Ballad Index Instructions
Go to the Ballad Index Bibliography or Discography