(I Had To Come Home In the Dark) A popular song from 1918. Words and music by Charles R. McCarron.
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Dear, keep cool, the country’s saving fuel
And I had to come home in the dark
Wife of mine, I started home at nine
But the streets were all so foggy
I walked ’round ’till I got groggy
In the gloaming, I was roaming
All the lights were out, what could I do
I knew that you would sit up
So, darlin’ I got lit up
To find my way back home to you
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Dear, keep cool, the country’s saving fuel
And I had to come home in the dark
I was blind, my way I couldn’t find
I can swear by ten religions
All I did was look for pigeons
You know why, dear, home they fly, dear
In the dark a pigeon’s aim is true
So, when it got too hazy
I grabbed a squab named Daisy
To find my way back home to you