My Mind’s Made Up To Marry Carolina

A popular song from 1917
Words by Lew Brown
Music by Rubey Cowan


The sheet music:


Accompaniment by Denese Coulbeck:


Lyrics

  1. 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

  1. 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: