I'm Afraid to Come Home in the Dark-Billy Murray/Heidelberg Quintet

[ti:I'm Afraid to Come Home in the Dark] [ar:Billy Murray] [al:You're a Grand Old Flag (1904-1926)] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]I'm Afraid to Come Home in the Dark - Billy Murray/Heidelberg Quintet [00:10.77]Jonesie married Mabel a wise old owl was he [00:14.18]He told his wife he never drank a stronger thing than tea [00:17.97]But after honeymooning at night he stayed away [00:21.66]And for a week he never got home 'till the break of day [00:25.33]At last poor Mabel asked the reason why [00:28.39] [00:30.32]Said Jones "I'm goin' to tell the truth or die" [00:33.85] [00:35.41]Baby dear listen here [00:38.93]I'm afraid to come home in the dark [00:41.88] [00:43.29]Ev'ry day the pa-pers say a robbery in the park [00:49.45] [00:50.78]So I sat alone in the Y M C A [00:54.08] [00:54.64]Singing just like a lark [00:57.56] [00:58.26]There's no place like home [01:01.17] [01:02.42]But I couldn't come home in the dark [01:05.03] [01:10.67]She kissed him good morning to see him she was glad [01:14.18]And when she tucked him up in bed he said "I guess I'm bad" [01:18.04]Next day the same old story he came home just at dawn [01:21.93]But he got sober right away when he found she was gone [01:25.78]At noon he heard her slam the garden gate [01:28.99] [01:30.86]Said she to Jonesie "Is my hat on straight " [01:34.27] [01:36.07]Baby dear listen here [01:39.49]I'm afraid to come home in the dark [01:42.59] [01:43.96]Ev'ry day the papers say a robbery in the park [01:50.10] [01:51.39]So I sat alone in the C A F E [01:55.19] [01:55.79]Singing just like a lark [01:58.45] [01:59.23]There's no place like home [02:02.55] [02:03.39]But I couldn't come home in the dark