Good News From Home
By Patrick S. Gilmore 
Boston, George P. Reed & Company, 1854
Good news from home, good news for me,
Has come across the deep, blue sea,
From friends that I have left in tears,
From friends that I've not seen for years;
And since we parted long ago,
My life has been a scene of woe,
But now a joyful hour has come,
For I have heard good news from home.
Chorus:
Good news from home, good news for me
Has come across the deep, blue sea,
From friends that I have left in tears,
From friends that I've not seen for years.
No father's near to guard me now,
No mother's tear to soothe my brow,
No sister's voice falls on mine ear,
Nor brother's smile to give me cheer;
But, though I wander far away,
My heart is full of joy to-day,
For friends across the ocean's foam
Have sent to me good news from home.
Good news from home, etc
When shall I see that cottage door,
Where I've spent years of joy before?
'Twas there I knew no grief nor care,
My heart was always happy there;
Though I may never see it more,
Nor stand upon my native shore,
Where'er on earth I'm doomed to roam,
My heart will be with those at home.
Chorus:
Good news from home, good news for me,
Has come across the deep blue sea,
From friends that I have left in tears,
From friends that I've not seen for years.
Score from the Lester S Levy Collection
MIDI file of "Good News From Home" (Used by permission of B. R. Tubb from his website at Public Domain Music)