A popular song from 1917
Words by Lew Brown
Music by Rubey Cowan
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by Denese Coulbeck:
Lyrics
- Everyone’s excited
In the town where I was born
Just because they know
I’m coming home tomorrow morn
To Caroline
I’ve been away a long, long time
Kinda thought that I’d go back
And marry her some day
Now I’ve bought the wedding ring
And folks, I want to say
Banjos will be strumming
When they see me coming
And I’ll start a humming
Humming just because I know my
Chorus
Mind’s made up to marry Carolina
I’ll take the train for home today, Say!
I’m tickled to death to get away
And once I make up my mind
It’s hard to change it, I find
I long for, I’m strong for
The ginger cake my gal can make
Ole mammy taught her how to bake
When I get back I know just where to find her
She’s waiting by the melon vine
And she’ll be mine
I haven’t saved a penny but I don’t regret it
‘Cause we can furnish up a home on credit
My mind’s made up (yes)
All made up to marry Caroline
- When they hear I’m coming
Everybody in the town
Will be at the station
And my sweetie will come down
To welcome me
Imagine what a time there’ll be
Heard they made a lot of changes
While I was away
And I’m goin’ to see them all
Before I’m there a day
Guess my dad and mother
Sister and my brother
Smile and tell each other
That they’re mighty glad to know my
Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: