Everybody’s Out of Town But Me

Music by Billy James

Words by Geo. C. Pennington

 

Hello Joe;

Hello Flo

Haven’t seen you for a year or so

Let us talk

Take a walk

I’d rather see you this evening Joe

So if you’re game

I’m the same

Stop at my house tonight

604 on the door

I’ll have the parlor fixed right

 

Chorus:

Everything is lonesome down at our house

Nobody home but me

My father and my mother went out of town today

My brother runs an auto and he’s very far away

My little sister Sue eloped with Johnny

The cook went back to Germany

So come down and keep me company

For I’m as lonesome as can be

And oh! Joe! you know!

Everybody’s out of town but me!

 

That night Joe couldn’t go

He called her up and then told her so

She said oh! No! No! Joe!

You must not disappoint me tonight

So listen dear

Please come here

Come to my house tonight

Joe be wise realize

What is in store for you here

 

Chorus:

Everything is lonesome down at our house

Nobody home but me

My father and my mother went out of town today

My brother runs an auto and he’s very far away

My sister Susie’s sewing shirts for soldiers

The cook went back to Germany

So come down and keep me company!

For I'm as lonesome as can be

And oh! Joe! you know!

Everybody's out of town but me!