Written by Merle Haggard
G D C G The warden led a prisoner down the hallway to his doom G D I got up up to say good-bye like all the rest G D C G And I heard him tell the warden just before he reached my cell G D G Let my guitar playing friend do my request G D C G Won't you Sing me back home with a song I used to hear G D Make my old memories come alive G D C G Take me away and turn back the years G D G Sing Me Back Home before I die A E D A I recall last Sunday morning when a choir came in from town E And got up to sing a few old gospel songs A E D A Then I heard him tell the singers there's a song my mama sang. E A Would you sing it just once before we move along A E D A Won't you Sing me back home with a song I used to hear A E Make my old memories come alive A E D A Take me away and turn back the years A E A Sing Me Back Home before I die