The warden led a prisoner down the hallway to his doom

I stood up to say good-bye like all the rest

And I heard him tell the warden just before he reached my cell

'Let my guitar playing friend do my request.' (Let him...)



Sing me back home with a song I used to hear

Make my old memories come alive

Take me away and turn back the years

Sing Me Back Home before I die



I recall last Sunday morning a choir came in from town

Just to sing a few old gospel song

And I heard him tell the singers 'There's a song my mama sang.

Can I hear once before we move along?'



Sing me back home with a song I used to hear

Make my old memories come alive

Take me away and turn back the years

Sing Me Back Home before I die



Sing Me Back Home before I die