When the Midnight Choo-Choo Leaves for Alabam'
When the Midnight Choo-Choo Leaves for Alabam' | |
Irving Berlin, 1912
| I've had a mighty busy day, I've had to pack my things away, Now I'm goin' to give the landlord back his key; The very key that opened up my dreary flat, Where many weary nights I sat, Thinking of the folks down home who think of me; You can bet you'll find me singing happily. Chorus: |: When the midnight choo-choo leaves for Alabam', I'll be right there, I've got my fare, When I see that rustyhaired conductor-man, I'll grab him by the collar And I'll holler Alabam'! Alabam'! That's where you stop your train, That brings me back again, Down home where I'll remain, Where my honeylamb am, I will be right there with bells, When that old conductor yells, "All aboard! All aboard! All aboard for Alabam'". :| |
2. The minute that I reach the place, I'm goin' to overfeed my face, 'Cause I haven't had a good meal since the day I went away, I'm going to kiss my Pa and Ma A dozen times for ev'ry star, Shining over Alabama's new mown hay; I'll be glad enough to throw myself away. Chorus: |