Take me back to the place where I first saw the light To that sweet sunny south take me home Where the mockingbird sings me to sleep every night Oh, why was I tempted to roam Take me back to the place where my little ones sleep Where my mama lies buried nearby O'er the graves of the loved ones I long for to weep Among them to rest and to die Take me back to the place where the orange trees grow To my cot in the evergreen shade Where the flowers on the river's green margins did grow So sweet on the banks where we played Take me back to the place where I first saw the light To that sweet sunny south take me home Where the mockingbird sings me to sleep every night Oh, why was I tempted to roam