"Show Me the Way to Go Home" is a popular song written in 1925 by the English songwriting team

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, using the pseudonym "Irving King". The song is said to have been written on a train journey from London by Campbell and Connelly. They were tired from the traveling and had a few alcoholic drinks during the journey, hence the lyrics. The song is in common use in

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Publication

The music and lyrics were written in 1925 by

. They self-published the

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and it became their first big success, selling 2 million copies and providing the financial basis of their publishing firm, Campbell, Connelly & Co. Campbell and Connelly published the sheet music and recorded the song under the pseudonym "Irving King". The song was recorded by several artists in the 1920s. The first recordings, in 1925, were by Hal Swain's New Princes' Toronto Band – a group of Canadian musicians working in London – and by American-born male impersonator Ella Shields, in both cases for the Columbia label in London. Other recordings were made by radio personalities

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and his Orchestra, and the

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. Throughout the twentieth into the twenty-first century it has been recorded by numerous artists.

Lyrics

Show me the way to go home,
I'm tired and I want to go to bed,
I had a little drink about an hour ago,
And it's gone right to my head,
Wherever I may roam,
On land or sea a-foam,
You will always hear me singing this song,
Show me the way to go home.

Parodies

Parodies popular on Midwest American campuses in the 1950s went: Indicate the way to my abode
I'm fatigued and I want to retire
I imbibed a few about sixty minutes ago
And it percolated right through my cerebellum
Wherever I may perambulate
O'er land or sea or atmospheric vapor
You will always hear me rendering this melody
Indicate the way to my abode or Indicate the way to my abode
I'm fatigued and I wish to retire
I had a spot of beverage sixty minutes ago
And its risen right up to my cranium
No matter wherever I may perambulate
On land or sea or atmospheric vapour
You can always hear me chanting the melody
Indicate the way to my abode or, there is the drunker second stanza Home me the way to go show
I'm bed and I want to go to tired
I had a little hour about a drink ago
And it's gone right to my cerebellum
Wherever I may roam
Over land or sea or agitated water
You can always sing me finding a song
Home me the way to go show
Some similar versions substitute "terra firma" for land and/or "aqueous precipitate" for foam.

Literature

George Orwell Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950) was an English novelist, poet, essayist, journalist, and critic who wrote under the pen name of George Orwell. His work is characterised by lucid prose, social criticism, opposition to a ...

references the song in his 1934 novel ''

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''. *

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's 1948 novel ''

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'' references the song several times. *Brick, a main character of the

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1955 play ''

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'', sings this song toward the end while drinking liquor, leaving out the line "And it's gone right to my head" and the last two lines due to dialogue between other characters. *In

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's 1956 short story "

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", Miss Sook sings a line from the song. *Albert Wendt references the song, slightly and purposefully revising it in his first novel, ''Sons For the Return Home'' (1973). *In

Terry Pratchett Sir Terence David John Pratchett (28 April 1948 – 12 March 2015) was an English author, humorist, and Satire, satirist, best known for the ''Discworld'' series of 41 comic fantasy novels published between 1983 and 2015, and for the Apocalyp ...

's 1995 novel ''

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'', the witches hear this song being sung by a neighbour taking an evening bath, and are surprised when he switches from English to Italian when he thinks he is being overheard. When he believes the coast is clear, he switches back to English. *In

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's novel ''Ektu Ushnatar Jonye'', a character named Pat Glaskin is found to sing this song at the end of the novel. * The singing of this song by Pat Glaskin has been referred to by the author himself in his

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story ''Rijudar songe Mccluskiegunje''. Here, Rijuda is found to be singing the song after having dinner and drinks with a foreign married couple in Mccluskiegunj.

Film

* The first two lines of the song are shown on screen in King Vidor's silent film, '' The Crowd'' (1928) after a scene where John goes to borrow some liquor from Bert but decides to stay and drink and dance with Bert and the two women at Bert's house instead of going home to spend Christmas Eve with his wife and her family. * This song was the basis for a 1932 ''

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'' animated short by

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. * In the movie ''

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'' (1933), it is sung by Lt. JG "Brick" Walters, played by Robert Young. * On a street scene in '' Beauty for Sale'' (1933), a strolling trio of youths sing it. * Sung by the cast in '' Husbands'' (1970) * In '' Jaws'' (1975), it is sung by Brody (

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), Quint ( Robert Shaw), and Hooper (

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) at night on board the ''Orca''. * Oliver Statham sings it as he completes a record-breaking cave dive in '' The Underground Eiger'' (1979), a British documentary. * In a stolen car scene from ''

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'' (1976) starring

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. * It is sung by an old man in the jail in '' A River Runs Through It'' (1992) when Paul is picked up by his brother. * In the

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film ''

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'' (2007), Terry (

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) and Ian (

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) sing this song on the maiden voyage of their boat. * In the opening scene of ''

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'' (2010),

(reprising/spoofing his character of Matt Hooper from ''Jaws'') listens to this song as well as singing along. *In '' The Battery'' (2012), Ben (Jeremy Gardner) and Mickey (Adam Cronheim) drunkenly sing the lyrics of the song while trapped in a car. *Towards the end of '' This Beautiful Fantastic'' (2015), Milly ( Eileen Davies) sings a few lines from this song when she is accompanied home by Bella (

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). *A group of people in a shelter during a World War II bombing of London are singing this song, in the movie Blitz (2024)

Television

*In a 1953 episode of Philco Television Playhouse, titled "Ernie Barger is 50", Ernie Barger (Ed Begley) sings the song repeatedly throughout (written by Tad Mosel - Directed by Delbert Mann). *In a 1961 episode of ''

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'', the character Harry Hewitt sings a portion of this song in a drunken stupor. *In the 1962 opening episode of the

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series

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, entitled ''"Forgotten Front"'',

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plays a captured German soldier who shows his love for American music by singing this song. *In the 1968 NBC

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TV special ''

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'', Davy Jones sings this during the "Listen To The Band/Chaos" segment. *In a 1970s

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sketch, a

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sings the song's opening line repeatedly as she looks for the right kind of home for herself. *In the 1976 BBC series

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, the eponymous hero awakens in episode two of ''

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'' and mutters, ''"I had a little drink about an hour ago"''. *In the 1988 BBC2

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episode ''"

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'', the main characters get drunk and sing the song while piloting a shuttle back to their ship, altering the words ''"And it's gone right to my head"'' with ''"To celebrate Rimmer's death"''. *In a 1991 episode, in a season 3 episode of

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, Bob Saget remarks about a video, ''"Yet another version of 'Show Me the Way to Go Home'."'' *In the 1994 series Chespirito episode ''"Show Me The Way To Go Home"'', the characters sing and dance to this song. *In the 1998 English dub of the

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episode ''"Showdown at the Po-ké Corral"'', James says "Show me the way to go home. I'm tired and I want to go to bed." *In the 1998

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episode ''" Meditations on the Abyss"'', Garibaldi is singing this to himself while he is very drunk. *In the 1999

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episode ''" Mind Over Murder"'', Stewie is intoxicated and singing this song. *In a 2004, season 3 episode of Lost, entitled ''"

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"'', Sawyer sings this while paddling a boat with Kate back to the main island. *In the English dub version of '' Ghost Stories'', one of the main characters uses this song as a chant to trap a

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. *In the 2015 final episode of ''

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'', Julie sings this song at a farewell party for the Norwegians. *In the 2018 ''

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'' episode “Third Wheel”, the song is repeated many times by a character named Philip Brooks, played by

Don Lake Donald Lake (born November 26, 1956) is a Canadian actor, writer, and television producer. He is frequently cast by director Christopher Guest, and is also a close friend and frequent collaborator of Bonnie Hunt. He had a role in '' The Bonnie ...

. At the end of the episode, Brooks finally convinced Fornell and Gibbs to join in. *In 2022, in a season 2 episode of ''The Wilds'', Seth sings the song while on the boat with Raf and Kirin, supposedly seeking rescue, while asking them if they know the movie reference. *In 2023, in a Season 1, Episode 8 of '' Bupkis'', Pete Davidson, Machine Gun Kelly and Paul Hauser sing this song loudly at rehab and get in trouble. *In 2025 Battle of the Eras Episodes 18 and 19 the players must count 1000s of different coins before sleeping. Every 30 minutes they are forced to pause their counts to sing the "shanty" for 30 minutes before they resume their counts.

Football

Supporters of

Wimbledon F.C. Wimbledon Football Club was an English Association football, football club formed in Wimbledon, London, Wimbledon, southwest London, in 1889 and based at Plough Lane (1912–1998), Plough Lane from 1912 to 1991. Founded as Wimbledon Old Cent ...

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have sung an adapted version reflecting their team spending 25 years away from their

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home stadium: "Show Me The Way To Plough Lane". Supporters of

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sing a version "Show them the way to go home" to mock the away team and away fans that are visiting Anfield stadium: Show them the way to home
They're tired and they want to go to bed (for a wank)
Cos they're only half a football team
Compared to the boys in red

Theme parks

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, in

the Wizarding World of Harry Potter ''The Wizarding World of Harry Potter'' is a chain of themed areas at Universal Destinations & Experiences based on the ''Harry Potter'' media franchise, adapting elements from the Warner Bros.' film series and original novels by J. K. Rowling. ...

Diagon Alley, there is a window of animated shrunken heads. They banter with each other and often break into "Show Me The Way To Go Home". It is also one of the spots where one can use an interactive wand and use the Silencio wand movement to make them stop singing and make muffled sounds as if they suddenly can't move their lips. It is located across from Borgin & Burke's gift shop and next to the Dystal Phaelanges skeleton display. This along with several other design details throughout the Harry Potter themed section are a tribute to the former ''Jaws'' attraction, which closed on January 2, 2012 and was replaced by Diagon Alley in 2014.

Recordings

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recorded a version of the song in 1926. *

Julie London Julie London (born Julie Peck; September 26, 1926 – October 18, 2000) was an American singer and actress whose career spanned more than 40 years. A torch song, torch singer noted for her contralto voice, London recorded over thirty album ...

recorded a version of the song for her 1968 album '' Easy Does It''. *

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covered the song live during shows of their ''Acoustic Explorer / Acoustic Shuttlecraft'' incarnation in 1996–1998. *

Emerson, Lake & Palmer Emerson, Lake & Palmer (informally known as ELP) were an English progressive rock Supergroup (music), supergroup formed in London in 1970. The band consisted of Keith Emerson (keyboards) of The Nice, Greg Lake (vocals, bass, guitars, producer) ...

included their version of the song on their 1977 album '' Works Volume II''. *

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sings the song as a group as the hidden track on their album '' Hearts Once Nourished with Hope and Compassion''. *

Bono Paul David Hewson (born 10 May 1960), known by the nickname Bono ( ), is an Irish singer-songwriter and activist. He is a founding member, the lead vocalist, and primary lyricist of the rock band U2. Bono is known for his impassioned voca ...

, the lead singer of the band U2, used the song several times whilst in the guise of the stage character ''Macphisto'' in the band's

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in 1992–93. * Michael McCormack and guitarist Greg Parker recorded a version of the song for the end titles of the ''Jaws'' documentary ''

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:The Impact & Legacy of Jaws''. *Squalus covered the song on their 2017 albu
The Great Fish
*

Max Bygraves Walter William "Max" Bygraves (16 October 1922 – 31 August 2012) was an English comedian, singer, actor and variety performer. He appeared on his own television shows, sometimes performing comedy sketches between songs. He made twenty ''Roya ...

recorded a version of the song for his 1975 album ''Singalong With Max''.

References

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