Home Again Bluesbr Words and Music by Irving Berlin and Harry Akstbr Sung by Frank Crumitbr January 19, 1921br Columbia A3375br br Frank Crumit (1889 - 1943) was born in Jackson Ohio, was an entertainer on stage, radio and records, active in 1920s and 1930s. He was known for his novelty numbers "Abdul Abulbul Amir" and "Gay Caballero" (his compositions). Educated at Indiana's Culver Military Academy and Ohio University. Vaudeville in early years, played ukulele, sang with soft voice, and stressed novelty material.. He had a brief run on Broadway show "Betty Be Good" (1920), "Greenwich Village Follies" (1920), "Tangerine" (1921) which starred future wife, Julia Sanderson, with whom he shared the lead in "Nifties of 1923" and "Moonlight" (1924). He married Sanderson in 1927, retired from show business but returned in 1929 to star together with his wife in radio, continuing through the 1930s. He and his wife became known as The Singing Sweethearts. In 1939 he began "Battle of the Sexes" a radio game show which ran until his death in 1943.br br The musical form known as the blues originated around the end of the 19th century but it wasn't until 1912 when the first blues songs were actually published. Many of the early blues songs produced by tin pan alley in the following years were not authentic in form and chord progression, but had a 'bluesy' feeling. However, "Home Again Blues", composed by Irving Berlin and Harry Akst, uses a true blues 12-bar chord progression in the verse (repeated once) but changes to a standard 32 bar pattern in the chorus.br br HOME AGAIN BLUES - Lyricsbr br I've been known to be a rolling stone for many yearsbr Now alone, I sit around and moan when night appearsbr Thoughts of my home fill me with regrettable tearsbr Ev'ry year Oh! how I long to hear a bit of newsbr Friends appear to offer words of cheer but I refusebr Pack up my trunk 'cause I've got the home again bluesbr I'm goingbr br Home, knock at the doorbr Home, just like beforebr Roam, never no morebr No place likebr Homebr Oh! what a songbr Home, where I belongbr Oh! I've got the home again bluesbr br I can't wait until I reach that gate and home I seebr Sure as fate I know they're gonna wait to welcome mebr I want to state that that's the end of my mis'rybr If I knew I'd ever feel so blue I'd never roambr But it's true you learn a thing or two away from homebr I'm telling you I've ceased to be a rollable stonebr I'm goingbr br Home, knock at the doorbr Home, just like beforebr Roam, never no morebr No place likebr Homebr Oh! what a songbr Home, where I belongbr Oh! I've got the home again blues.