Detroit City Song

I wanna go home i wanna go home oh how i wanna go home last night i went to sleep in detroit city and i dreamed about those cottonfields and home i dreamed about my mother dear old papa sister and brother i dreamed about that girl who s been waiting for so long.

Detroit city song. Robert joseph bare 7 april 1935 ironton ohio usa. The song is the working man s complaint and with its melody reminiscent of the sloop john b describes the alienation felt by many rural. Destroyer one of my favorite kiss albums. Prior to bare s success with detroit city country singer billy grammer released his version of the danny dill mel tillis penned song.

Watch the video for detroit city from bobby bare s the essential bobby bare for free and see the artwork lyrics and similar artists. Originally released on the album detroit city and other hits rca. Watch the video for detroit city from tom jones s gold 1965 1975 for free and see the artwork lyrics and similar artists. Lyrics to detroit city by bobby bare.

I feel uptight on a saturday night nine o clock the radio s the only light i hear my song and it pulls me. Detroit city lyrics and chords these classic country song lyrics are the property of the respective artist authors and labels they are intended solely for educational purposes and private study only. In the fifties after many failed attempts to sell his songs he finally was signed up with capitol records and recorded a few rock and roll songs without much chart success. The chords provided are my interpretation and their accuracy is not guaranteed.

His mother died when he was five and his sister was adopted. His version was known as i wanna go home and peaked at 18 on the billboard country charts in 1963. Bare was raised on a farm.