From the film “Fancy Pants”, 1950.
Words and music by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- Oh, woe is me
What goes with me?
I hate this livin’ I’ve chose for me
Tired o’ meeting’ misery
Should o’ never roamed and left that
Home cookin’, home cookin’
Life is cruel, I was a fool to roam
I climb this hill, I try this dale
And then I step on a rusty nail
Never even getd no mail
I’m so far from all that goes with
Home cookin’, home cookin’
I’m afraid I should o’ stayed at home
With a porch light, screen door
Banner from Niagara Falls
Green grass, lawn mower
“Home Sweet Home” upon the wall
That’s Home cookin’, home cookin’
Quiet life is quite the life for me - A rolling stone don’t get no moss
It don’t get nothin’ but double-cross
“See the world!” That’s applesauce
Nothin’ anywhere as fine as
Home cookin’, home cookin’
Life is cruel, I was a fool to roam
When I go out the sun goes in
The rain comes down and it soaks my skin
Jonah is my next o’ kin
Darn the luck, I should o’ stuck with
Life is cruel, I was a fool to roam
I’m afraid I should o’ stayed at home
With the crickets chattin’
Summer nights you sit on the lawn
Dog wants pattin’
Nine o’ clock you start to yawn
That’s Home cookin’, home cookin’
Quiet life is quite the life for me