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I'm Afraid to Come Home in the Dark Words by

HARRY WILLIA.MS.

.Respectf1'Uy. dedicated to Mr. Chas .. Grapewin. Music by

EGBERT VAN ALSTYNE.

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1.'Jones-ie" mar-ried Ma-bel, a wise old owl was he, __ He 2. That night af - ter din-ner, he bade his wife a - dieu,_ Said 3. She kissed him good morning, to _ see . him she. was glad,__ And

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told his wife he she "oh no, its

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strong- er thing than gQirr to .go with Jones ":r guess I'm

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some-how Jonesy ·shook her for he was smooth as si1k1 He got home just in dawn~

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nev - er . 'got home 'till. the_ break of time to meet the man that brought the right a~ way when ': he_ found she was

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day;_ At last poor Ma - beLasked the rea-son milk_ His wife stood wait-ing . for him on the g~ne_ At noon he heard her slam the gar - den

why ______ Said Jones"I'mgom to tell the truth or die:' ____ _ stait While Jones-ie . and ·the milkman sang this gate Said she to Jones-ie le "Is my hat on

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Ba - by dear, lis-ten here I'm a . fraid to come home in the Ba - by dear, (sh lis.ten here ' I'm a .. fraid _ to come hoine in . the

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f m Afraid To Come Home In The Dark

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By HEISER & DAILEY WRITERS OF THAT PHENOMINAL BALLAD

DON'T FAIL TO TRY THE CHORUS WHICH IS SHOWN BELOW.

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SONGS.

'Neath the Old Cherry Tree Sweet Marie.

The Girl Who Threw Me Down

Come Put Your Arms Around Me.

Keep On Smiling.

I Couldn't Make a Hit With Molly.

Garibaldi.

Aint You Glad You Found Me.

Cheer Up Mary.

Dreaming.

I'd Rather Two-Step Than

Waltz, Bill

Land of the Buffalo.

Lemon Tree.

Iola.

Somebody's Waiting For

You.

The Best I Get Is Much

Obliged to You.

San Antonio.

Won't You Come Over To My House.

Why Don't You Answer,

Dearie.

Stingy Moon.

SWEETHEART DAYS. BALLAD.

By the writers of11Drea111ing!'

Words by L.W. HEISER~ Music by J . ANTON DAILEY.

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l Sweet-heart ddys, sweet -heart days, Sweet - est of a ll are sw~et - heart d~ys ;

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