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Detroit City Sung by: Unknown Recorded at the Leslie Homecoming, 6/13/63 Click here to listen to the original recording Oh, Lord, I want to go home. Last night I went to sleep in Detroit city, And I dreamed about the cotton fields and home. I dreamed about my mother, dear old papa, sister, and brother, And I dreamed about the girl who’s waited for so long. Chorus: I want to go home; I want to go home. Oh, Lord, I want to go home. Home folks think I’m big in Detroit city; From the letters that I write, they think I’m fine, But by day I make the cars; by night I make the bars; If they could only read between the lines. (Chorus) [The following is spoken: You know, I rode a freight train north to Detroit City, And after all these years I find I've been wasting my time. I believe I’ll put my foolish pride on a southbound train tonight.] Back to the loved one I left so far behind. (Chorus) |
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All Songs Recorded by John Quincy Wolf, Jr., unless otherwise noted The John Quincy Wolf Folklore Collection Lyon College, Batesville, Arkansas Back to the Song Index Back to the Wolf Collection Homepage ©Copyright 2002 Lyon College |