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Hi, had been thinking of something like this for a while and Dave Brooks 'On My Way Back Home' reminded me to get on with it.

Shirley-Louise just turned 82 and this song has a few of the things she sometimes says in it. The idea was for her to sing the chorus but it was a bit much for her although we used some of her vocal.
(She's not going just yet)

Drums - Nashville Classic Waltz
Bass- RT 1122 - Acoustic Country Waltz
Autoharp - RT 1109 - Old Time Slow Waltz
Guitar - RT 828 - Country waltz

Hope you enjoy it.
Comments and criticism welcome.

https://soundcloud.com/tuigorge/please-wont-you-let-me-go-home

Please Won't You Let Me Go Home

please | E let me go | home to my | mother |
I | don't like it | here any | B more |
| Let me go | home to my | brother |
| why can't i | open the | E door |
| let me go | home to my | little son | john
i | A loved him so | much but he | died |
and i | E cried and i | cried and i | cried |
| B please won't you | let me go | E home |

she | dances like | sun on the | water |
| A sings the sweet | song of the | stars |
the | E little girl | runs too | B enchanted to | walk
but | she's run so | fast and so | far |

please | E let me go | home to my | mother |
I | don't like it | here any | B more |
| Let me go | home to my | brother |
| why can't i | open the | E door |
| let me go | home to my | little son | john
i | A loved him so | much but he | died |
and i | E cried and i | cried and i | cried |
| B please won't you | let me go | E home |

she | sits looking | out of the | window |
| A waits for the past to app | ear |
she | E lives it | again sweet | B memories | flow
then | peacefully | sleeps in her | chair |

please | E let me go | home to my | mother |
I | don't like it | here any | B more |
| Let me go | home to my | brother |
| why can't i | open the | E door |
| let me go | home to my | little son | john
i | A loved him so | much but he | died |
and i | E cried and i | cried and i | cried |
| B please won't you | let me go | E home |
| B please won't you | let me go | E home A | E |

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Wow - this is a great tune, RichMac smile There are some incredible lyrics in this one, and it sounds so hauntingly beautiful paired with the gentle music. I enjoyed everything about this. Your mother's vocals were a great addition too.

Fantastic job on this - thanks for sharing!


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Richard & Shirley-Louise...

Beautifully done. Loved hearing the two of you singing together!

A sad song.

Sounds like Shirley has been threatening to leave for a long time... smile

This really sticks in your head...

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Really touching lyrics, and great tune.


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Rich, as others have noted, you have some nice lyric content here and I like your instrumentation choices! Thanks, Torrey




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Man I love this!

The vocals from Shirley-Louise really make it.

Thanks for doing this. I thoroughly enjoyed it!

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Rich

Very touching and well done. As floyd said it sticks n your head. Nice vocal interplay.

Peter

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Hi Deryk,

I'm delighted that you enjoyed this.
The lyrics are all part of my wife Shirley-Louise's story.
She's 82 and i'm 78. Old people.
Thank you for your support.

Cheers.

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Hi Floyd

Thanks for your sympathetic comments.
Shirley's become a child again and needs most of my time and energy.
Thank goodness she's still mainly a happy person.
Frustrating at times though.
Ah well, we all get old if we don't die first.

Cheers.

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Lots of sentiment in those lyrics. Great effort both you. Rob

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So glad I decided to listen in on this, and to understand the story behind it!
Loved the autoharp component.
Also loved how lyrically you approached the topic.
I'll bet Shirley loves hearing what you've done together.
Your project will stick with me.

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The lyrics are so beautiful! It sounds like they were really thought out. Really fantastic job!


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Man, does that ever pull at the heartstrings. We're glad for you, for her and all of us that you "got on with it" because it resulted in a very touching production that gives us all pause for reflection.

"Thank goodness she's still mainly a happy person." Indeed.

Thanks for sharing this with us....

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Cool tune. Very folk orientated. Good job to both of you.


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Very cool tune Richard. Love the feel of the backtrack. Very emotional lyric. Super vocals. Well done..


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Richard, I bet Shirley will enjoy singing along with this in the future so it’s a good thing you got it down on tape. You handled the content well. You definitely have a knack for that sort of thing. I enjoyed my listen and I hope you both remain happy, Tom

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Hi David,

Thank you for listening.
We're glad you enjoyed it.

Cheers.

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Thanks Torrey

Your comments are appreciated.

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Thanks David

Shirley gave up singing quite a few years ago but happy to say she enjoyed this little song so I must try to write some more for her.

Cheers.

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Hi Peter

Been trying to write more memorable songs for a while now.
It seems simplicity and repetition are the key.

Cheers.

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