I'm Afraid to Come Home in the Dark.
(Sung by Billy Murray - 1909)

Jonesie married Mabel,
A wise old owl was she.
He told his wife he never drank
A stronger thing than tea.
But after honeymooning,
At night he stayed away,
And for a week
He never got home 'til the break of day.

At last poor Mabel asked the reason why.
Said Jones "I'm going to tell the truth or die ....."

Chorus
Baby dear, oh listen here,
Every day, the papers say,
A robbery in the park.
So I sit alone in the YMCA,
Singing just like a lark.
There's no place like home,
But I'm afraid to come home in the dark".

She kissed him Good Morning,
To see him she was glad.
And when she tucked him up in bed,
He said "I guess I'm bad".
Next day the same old story,
He came home just at dawn.
But he got sober right away,
When he found that she was gone.

At noon he heard her slam the garden gate.
Said she to Jonesie "Is my hat on straight"?

Chorus
Baby dear, oh listen here,
Every day, the papers say,
A robbery in the park.
So I sit alone in the C-A-F-E,
Singing just like a lark.
There's no place like home,
But I'm afraid to come home in the dark".