Right here at home, boys, in old Hoosierdom, Where strangers allus joke us when they come, And brag o' _their_ old States and interprize -- Yit _settle_ here; and 'fore they realize, They're "hoosier" as the rest of us, and live Right here at home, boys, with their past fergive!
Right here at home, boys, is the place, I guess, Fer me and you and plain old happiness: We hear the World's lots grander -- likely so, -- We'll take the World's word fer it and not go. -- We know _its_ ways aint _our_ ways -- so we'll stay Right here at home, boys, where we know the way.
Right here at home, boys, where a well-to-do Man's plenty rich enough -- and knows it, too, And's got a' extry dollar, any time, To boost a feller up 'at _wants_ to climb And 's got the git-up in him to go in And _git there_, like he purt'-nigh allus kin!
Right here at home, boys, is the place fer us! -- Where folks' heart's bigger 'n their money-pu's'; And where a _common_ feller's jes as good As ary other in the neighborhood: The World at large don't worry you and me Right here at home, boys, where we ort to be!
Right here at home, boys -- jes right where we air! -- Birds don't sing any sweeter anywhere: Grass don't grow any greener'n she grows Acrost the pastur' where the old path goes, -- All things in ear-shot's purty, er in sight, Right here at home, boys, ef we _size_ 'em right.
Right here at home, boys, where the old home-place Is sacerd to us as our mother's face, Jes as we rickollect her, last she smiled And kissed us -- dyin' so and rickonciled, Seein' us all at home here -- none astray -- Right here at home, boys, where she sleeps to-day.
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