I'm Afraid To Go Home In The Dark
- EGBERT VAN ALSTYNE & HARRY WILLIAMS
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BILLY MURRAY - I'M AFRAID TO GO HOME IN THE DARK
I'M AFRAID TO GO HOME IN THE DARK (SCREEN SONG) 1930
I'M AFRAID TO GO HOME IN THE DARK (SCREEN SONG) 1930
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I'm Afraid To Go Home In The Dark was written in 1908 by ragtime singer and pianist Egbert Van Alstye with composer Harry Williams. The song was made famous in 1908 by Billy Murray, who recorded the song on several labels. In 1930 the song was featured on a Screen Songs cartoon featuring Fitz the Dog and the Bouncing Ball.
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1909
BILLY MURRAY |
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1908
CLARICE VANCE |
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1909
EDDIE MORTON |
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1912
LLOYD MORGAN |
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19??
ARTHUR COLLINS |
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19??
TWO GAY DOGS |
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1986
NAT GONELLA & HIS GEORGIANS |
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I'M AFRAID TO COME HOME IN THE DARK
Jonesie married Mabel, a wise old owl was he
He told his wife he never drank a stronger thing than tea
But after honeymooning at night he stayed away
And for a week he never got home 'till the break of day
At last poor Mabel asked the reason why
Said Jones, "I'm goin' to tell the truth or die"
Baby dear, listen here
I'm afraid to come home in the dark
Ev'ry day the pa-pers say a robbery in the park
So I sat alone in the Y. M. C. A.
Singing just like a lark
There's no place like home
But I couldn't come home in the dark.
That night after dinner, he bade his wife adieu,
Said she, "Oh no, its dark and so I'm goin' to go with you"
But somehow Jonesy shook her for he was smooth as silk
He got home just in time to meet the man that brought the milk
His wife stood waiting for him on the stair
While Jonesie and the milkman sang this air
Baby dear, listen here
I'm afraid to come home in the dark
Ev'ry day the papers say a robbery in the park
So I sat alone in the Y. M. C. A.
Singing just like a lark
There's no place like home
But I couldn't come home in the dark.
She kissed him good morning, to see him she was glad,
And when she tucked him up in bed says Jones "I guess I'm bad"
Next day the same old story he came home just at dawn,
But he got sober right away when he found she was gone
At noon he heard her slam the garden gate
Said she to Jonesie "Is my hat on straight?"
Baby dear, listen here
I'm afraid to come home in the dark
Ev'ry day the papers say a robbery in the park
So I sat alone in the Y. M. C. A.
Singing just like a lark
There's no place like home
But I couldn't come home in the dark.
Jonesie married Mabel, a wise old owl was he
He told his wife he never drank a stronger thing than tea
But after honeymooning at night he stayed away
And for a week he never got home 'till the break of day
At last poor Mabel asked the reason why
Said Jones, "I'm goin' to tell the truth or die"
Baby dear, listen here
I'm afraid to come home in the dark
Ev'ry day the pa-pers say a robbery in the park
So I sat alone in the Y. M. C. A.
Singing just like a lark
There's no place like home
But I couldn't come home in the dark.
That night after dinner, he bade his wife adieu,
Said she, "Oh no, its dark and so I'm goin' to go with you"
But somehow Jonesy shook her for he was smooth as silk
He got home just in time to meet the man that brought the milk
His wife stood waiting for him on the stair
While Jonesie and the milkman sang this air
Baby dear, listen here
I'm afraid to come home in the dark
Ev'ry day the papers say a robbery in the park
So I sat alone in the Y. M. C. A.
Singing just like a lark
There's no place like home
But I couldn't come home in the dark.
She kissed him good morning, to see him she was glad,
And when she tucked him up in bed says Jones "I guess I'm bad"
Next day the same old story he came home just at dawn,
But he got sober right away when he found she was gone
At noon he heard her slam the garden gate
Said she to Jonesie "Is my hat on straight?"
Baby dear, listen here
I'm afraid to come home in the dark
Ev'ry day the papers say a robbery in the park
So I sat alone in the Y. M. C. A.
Singing just like a lark
There's no place like home
But I couldn't come home in the dark.
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