(Come on home boy come on home)

He got a letter saying guess you don't remember me

But I'm the girl that you courted before you run away to sea

You never even wrote a letter not even to your mom and dad

Now it's too late to write your daddy and your mama's feeling mighty bad

Won't you come on home boy come on home boy

Your mama's all alone since your daddy's gone

Well come on home boy come on home boy your mama's mighty blue from missin' you



We caught him a train up in Frisco headin' back to Tennessee

Thinking of the mom and daddy that used to rock him on 'em knees

No more fishing in the creek with daddy no huntin' when the leaves turn brown

Every turn of the wheel seemed to tell him son you kinda let us down

Won't you come on home boy...



He walked up to the cabin as it was gettin' dark

So blue by the doorstep wondered why he didn't bark

He called but nobody answered he looked around and then he cried

Underneath the weeping willow were two crosses side by side

Won't you come on home boy...

(Come on home boy come on home boy)

Your mama's mighty blue from missin' you