The warden led the prisoner down
The hallway to his doom
I stood up to say goodbye like all the rest
And I heard him tell the warden just
Before they reached my cell
Let my guitar playin' friend fill my request

Let him sing me back home a
Song I used to hear
Make my old memories come alive
Sing me away and turn back the year
Sing me home before I die

I recall last Sunday morning when the
Choir from off the street
Came in to sing a few old gospel songs
And I heard him tell the singers
There's a song my mother sang
Can I hear it before you travel on

Sing me back home a song I used to hear
Make my old memories come alive
Sing me away and turn back the year
Sing me back home before I die


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Sing Me Back Home Lyrics as written by Merle Haggard

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    Beautiful song about how music is the universal symbol of love, pretty much.

    washburn647on March 03, 2009   Link

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