“O, Shenandoah” Tennessee Ernie Ford:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khxx3sCVhtE
(Just be it’s Tennessee Ernie)
From “Wonderful Town”
The musical Wonderful Town premiered in 1953 with lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green and music by Leonard Bernstein. It is based on the play My Sister Eileen and follows the story of two Columbus, Ohio sisters, Ruth and Eileen, who come to New York City in search of love and fortune. In the song Ohio, Ruth and Eileen wonder why they ever left Ohio. The music is still copyrighted. Thus, we can only provide excerpts
Why, Oh why, Oh why, Oh ——
Why did I ever leave Ohio?
Why did I wander to find what lies yonder
When life was so cozy at home?
Wond’ring while I wander,
Why did I fly?
Why did I roam?
Oh, why Oh, why Oh
Did I leave Ohio?
Maybe I’d better go home.
O — H — I — O.
Maybe I’d better go home.
* * * * *
Wond’ring while we wander,
Why did we fly?
Why did we roam?
Oh, why Oh, why Oh
Did we leave Ohio?
Maybe we’d better go
Home.
O — H — I — O.
Maybe we’d better go home.
http://www.ohioana.org/collection/music/wonderful.asp
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWUHdfzO-PY&feature=related
Oh wow - thank you for those links - and those lyrics.
I loved to listen to Tennesse Ernie Ford - when he has his TV program and since then. I owned one of his albums.
So this is a walk down memory lane in many ways.
Thanks again!