I've been away just a year today But soon I will cease to roam I'm saddling along, doing no harm I'm yodeling my way back home The birds are singin' up in the trees Their songs are for me alone Listen to me I'm homesick you see I'm yodeling my way back home Folks that I love will all be there Under the bright southern moon Soon I'll be back in my mammy's shack Yodelin' for her this tune I've traveled here I've traveled there Searching for blue birds in vain I'm weary today That's why I say I'm yodelin' back home again