1. All of my friends that I loved yesterday
Gone home,                  gone home.
       (They have gone home)       (They have gone home)
The songbirds that sing in the dell seem to say
Gone home,                  gone home.
       (They have gone home)       (They have gone home).

Chorus: They've joined the heavenly fold
They're walking the streets of pure gold
They left one by one as their work here was done
Gone home,                  gone home.
       (They have gone home)       (They have gone home).

2. Life here is lonely since they've gone before
Gone home,                  gone home.
       (They have gone home)       (They have gone home).
The old weeping willow that stands by the door
Sadly says,                  gone home.
       (They have gone home)       (They have gone home).

3. The trumpet will sound on that Great Judgment morn
Gone home,                  gone home.
       (They have gone home)       (They have gone home).
We'll see all our friends that have gone on before
Gone home,                  gone home.
       (They have gone home)       (They have gone home).