Got

to

New

York

this

morn-

in',

just

a-

bout

half

past

nine

Got

to

New

York

this

morn-

in',

just

a-

bout

half

past

nine

Hol-

lerin'

one

morn-

in'

in

Av-

alon,

could-

n't

hard-

ly

keep

from

cryin'

Av-

a-

lon,

my

home-

town,

al-

ways

on

my

mind

Av-

a-

lon,

my

home-

town,

al-

ways

on

my

mind

Pret-

ty

ma-

ma's

in

Ava-

lon,

want

me

there

all

the

time

When the

train

left

Ava-

lon,

throw-

in'

kiss-

es

and

wav-

in'

at

me

When

the

train

left

Ava-

lon,

throw-

in'

kiss-

es

and

wav-

in'

at

me

Says,

"Come

back,

dad-

dy

and

stay

right

here

with

me"

Av-

a-

lon's

a

small

town,

have

no

great

big

range

Av-

a-

lon's

a

small

town,

have

no

great

big

range

Pret-

ty

ma-

ma's

in

Ava-

lon,

they

sure

will

spend

your

change

New

York's

a

good

town

but

it's

not

for

mine

New

York's

a

good

town

but

it's

not

for

mine

Go-

in'

back

to

Avalon,

near

where I

have a

pretty

ma-

ma

all

the

time