Pokey LaFarge - Home Away From Home lyrics

Right across the Ohio River you can get your kicks All the young people are doing it Down on Bardstown Road we can get some girls Just bring along your blues and make your money down here Come on and see what I'm talking about Forget what it means to be down and out When we see you comin' we'll surely jump and shout Yes, we'll have a regular, sure gonna have a regular Good ole time down at the derby ball Yes, we're gonna have a good time, it's true Oh, you're gonna see In that big little city down there in Louisville, what is that to me? It's my home away from home Come on and take a walk on down to memory lane You ain't gonna find me down on 4th and Main I'm following the ghost of Clifford Hayes On down to Carpet Alley where his jug band played Do the Nanny Goat Strut on down to Market Street The trolley hop, sho' nuff, man that's the place to be Sunset on the river is a sight to see Watchin' the barges moving slowly Just like a duck on a millpond Trust me from experience Fun times, I've had a million Whether falling love down in the Louisville summer Or walking hand in hand through the Tyler Park tunnel If life keeps throwing you backwards, man You know you gotta come on down there to the southern land Where there's a big little city where the bluegra** grows It's got some small town charm just like the bourbon flows You know the bourbon's gonna flow like wine