a 1922 popular song
words and music by Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby
The sheet music:
Accompaniment – player piano roll U.S. Music #41036:
Lyrics
- Home ties that bind, cling to me, home ties, I find, bring to me
Mem’ries of happy childhood, roaming the hills and wildwood
Why did I stray far away, from heaven’s door?
Although I’ve been a rover, I’ll roam no more, for
Chorus
I’ve made my mind up, that I’m gonna wind up, down in Maryland
I’m gonna wind my way, down old Chesapeake Bay
I’ll ramble over, the sweet scented clover, down in Maryland
What a fool I was to wander, from the folks down yonder
I’m sighing, I’m crying, for a glimpse of home, sweet home
I love it, all of it, from the cellar to the dome
Somebody’s kisses will make me say this, just like fairyland
I’ve made my mind up, that I’m gonna wind up in Maryland
- I miss the blue of the skies, I miss the dew when I rise
I miss the brooklet flowing, I miss the rooster crowing
Someday I know I will go, back there to stay
And if I could, believe me, I’d leave today, say
Patter
M for the Morning glories on the vine
A for the Apple trees I used to climb
R for the Roses rambling ’round the door
Y for the Yearning to be there once more
L for the Loving that awaits me there
A for the Angel in the rocking chair
N for the Night-in-gale that sings till morn
D stands for Dixieland where I was born
Oh! Maryland! my Maryland! I’ll soon be coming your way, Say
Sung here by Fred Feild: