I'll be home tomorrow

I've wander'd far from those I love, and many years have pass'd,

Since in my dear old cherish'd home I saw their faces last;

But now I am returning and my journey soon will end,

I'll join the throng where happy smiles and gentle voices blend.

Chorus:

Farewell, farewell! Ev'ry could of sorrow!

All my heart is fill'd with joy

For I'll be home tomorrow!

How dear the hearts that dwell within that sweet domestic realm!

I know that they have long'd for me as I have long'd for them;

The thought that I am near them, makes my lonely spirit yearn

To hear the burst of gladness that will welcome my return.