Lyrics:

Detroit City

artist Tom Jones (Peak Billboard Position 27 In 1967)
previously A 16 Hit For Bobby Bare
words And Music By Danny Dill And Mel Tillis

last Night I Went To Sleep In Detroit City
i Dreamed About Them Cotton Fields Of Home
i Dreamed About My Mother, Dear Old Pappy, Sister And Brother
and I Dreamed About The Girl Whos Been Waitinfor So Long

i Wanna Go Home
i Wanna Go Home
oh, How I Wanna Go Home

home Folks Think Im Big In Detroit City
from The Letters That I Write They Think Im Just Fine, Yes They Do
but By Day I Make The Cars And By Night I Make The Bars
if Only They Could Read Between The Lines

spoken
[ Cause You Know I Rode A Freight Train North To Detroit City
and After All These Years I Find Ive Just Been Wastinmy Time
you Know What Im Gonna Do
im Gonna Take My Foolish Pride
get It On A Southbound Freight And Let It Ride
im Gonna Go Back To The Loved Ones
the Ones I Left Waiting So Far Behind]

i Wanna Go Home, Yeah
i Wanna Go Home
oh, How I Wanna Go Home [cant You Hear Me]

i Wanna Go Home
whoa, Baby I Wanna Go Home
oh, How I Wanna Go Home [somebody Help Me]

i Wanna Go Home, Yeah
i Wanna Go Home, Whoa Oh
oh, How I Wanna Go Home

fade Hmm, I Wanna Go Home

transcribed By Ronald E. Hontz
ronhontz@worldnet.att.net