—Bill Carlisle
All of my friends that I loved yesterday,
Gone home (they have gone home) (x2)
The songbirds that sing in the dell seem to say,
Gone home (they have gone home) (x2)
Chorus:
They've joined the heavenly fold,
They're walking the streets of pure gold,
They left one by one as their work here was done,
Gone home (they have gone home) (x2)
Life here is lonely since they've gone before,
Gone home (they have gone home) (x2)
The old weeping willow that stands by the door,
Sadly says (they have gone home) gone home (they …)
The trumpet for will sound on that Great Judgment day,
Gone home (they have gone home) (x2)
We'll see all our friends that have gone on that way,
Gone home (they have gone home) (x2)
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Verse:
| I | IV – I | V | I |
| I | IV – I | V | I |
Chorus:
| IV | I | I – II | V |
| I | IV | V | I |