Cryin' For The Carolines

Written for: Spring Is Here (1930)
Performer: The Brox Sisters
Lyric: Sam M. Lewis & Joe Young
Music: Harry Warren
Year: 1930
Original publisher: Remick Music Corp.

Verse 1:

Big town, you lured me,
Big town, you cured me;
Though others hate to say goodbye to you,
I'm leavin' but I'll never sigh for you;
Big town, you robbed me of ev'ry joy I knew;

Chorus 1:

Where is the song I had in my heart,
That harmonized with the pines?
Anyone can see what's troublin' me,
I'm cryin' for the Carolines.
Where is the brook that kisses the lane,
Covered with "Glory Vines"?
Anyone can see what's troublin' me,
I'm crying for the Carolines.
How can I smile,
Mile after mile?
There's not a bit of green here;
Birdies all stay
Far, far away,
They're seldom ever seen here.
Where is the gal that I used to meet,
Down where the pale moon shines?
Anyone can see what's troublin' me,
I'm cryin' for the Carolines.

Chorus 2:

Where is the song I had in my heart,
That harmonized with the pines?
Anyone can see what's troublin' me,
I'm cryin' for the Carolines.
Where is the brook that kisses the lane,
Covered with "Glory Vines"?
Anyone can see what's troublin' me,
I'm crying for the Carolines.
How can I smile,
Mile after mile?
There's not a bit of green here;
Birdies all stay
Far, far away,
They're seldom ever seen here.
Where is the gal that I used to meet,
Down where the pale moon shines?
Anyone can see what's troublin' me,
I'm cryin' for the Carolines.

Patter:

Good Lord, did you ever hear of Broadway?
Good Lord, that's where the bright lights glow.
Good Lord, no you've never heard of Broadway,
That's the place, that's the place where the sinners go.
Good Lord, take me away from the Hudson;
Good Lord, oh, let my troubles flow;
Good Lord, take me back to the Swanee,
That's the place, that's the place where the sinners go.
Where I want to go,
Where I want to go.

Half chorus:

How can I smile,
Mile after mile?
There's not a bit of green here;
Birdies all stay
Far, far away,
They're seldom ever seen here.
Where is the gal that I used to meet,
Down where the pale moon shines?
Anyone can see what's troublin' me,
I'm cryin' for the Carolines.

Verse 2:

Small town, you've sold me,
Small town, you'll hold me;
You said that I'd have nothing but regret,
I've cried the blues to ev'ryone I've met;
Small town, you gave me all that I'll ever get;

[Choruses 1 & 2, Patter, Half chorus]