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Bring Back to Me My Wandering Boy [core]

Out in the cold world and far away from home
Some mother's boy is wandering all alone
With no one to guide him or keep his footsteps right
Some mother's boy is homeless tonight

Chorus
Oh, bring back to me my wandering boy
For there is no other who's left to give me joy
Tell him his mother, with faded cheeks and hair
Is at the old home awaiting him there

Out in the hallway, there stands a vacant chair
And an old pair of shoes he used to wear
Empty's the cradle he used to love so well
Oh, how I miss him, no tongue can tell

Well I remember those parting words he said
We'll meet up yonder where tears are never shed
There'll be no goodbyes in that land so fair
When life is over, I'll meet you up there

Available in these books:

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Core Songs Edition
100 songs and our acclaimed play-by-ear learning method.
Big Print Songs
Over 200 songs.
Both books feature large-print lyrics (20-point type) and include chords, historical info, jamming hints, and more.

...and on these CDs:

Five CDs, 100 songs. Recordings from the Abbott family and their friends.
Listen to sample tracks.

The MP3 collection has all 100 songs on one CD for a discount. See details.


A song from the Mountain Music for Everyone Song Collection from the ToneWay Project. Our website has lyrics to nearly 400 traditional songs common in bluegrass and old-time circles. Most songs also include a free MP3 recording that you can listen to. The ToneWay Project also offers songbooks, CDs, and resources for learning to play music by ear. http://ToneWay.com