Many years ago in days of childhood
I used to play till evenin’ shadows come
Then windin’ down that old familiar pathway
I’d hear my mother call at set of sun
I used to play till evenin’ shadows come
Then windin’ down that old familiar pathway
I’d hear my mother call at set of sun
Come home, come home it’s supper time
The shadows lengthen fast
Come home, come home it’s supper time
We’re going home at last
The shadows lengthen fast
Come home, come home it’s supper time
We’re going home at last
Some of the fondest memories of my childhood
Were woven around supper time
When my mother used to call
From the backsteps of the old homeplace
“Come on home now son, it’s supper time”
Were woven around supper time
When my mother used to call
From the backsteps of the old homeplace
“Come on home now son, it’s supper time”
Ah, but I’d love to hear that once more
But you know for me time has woven the realization of
The truth that’s even more thrilling and that’s when
The call come up from the portals of glory
To come home, for it’s supper time
But you know for me time has woven the realization of
The truth that’s even more thrilling and that’s when
The call come up from the portals of glory
To come home, for it’s supper time
When all of God’s children
Shall gather around the table
Of the Lord himself
And the greatest supper time of them all
Shall gather around the table
Of the Lord himself
And the greatest supper time of them all
Come home, come home, it’s supper time
The shadows lengthen fast
Come home, come home, it’s supper time
We’re going home at last
The shadows lengthen fast
Come home, come home, it’s supper time
We’re going home at last
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Ira F. Stanphill
Suppertime lyrics © Capitol Christian Music Group
From Wikipedia:
Supper Time
“Supper Time” is a popular song written by Irving Berlin for the 1933 musical As Thousands Cheer, where it was introduced by Ethel Waters.
It is about a wife’s reaction to news of her husband’s lynching.[1]
Notable recordings
- June Christy – Through the Years(1995), Cool Christy (2002)
- Ella Fitzgerald – Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Songbook (1958)
- Judy Garland – from The Judy Garland Show episode 26 that aired on 29 March 1964
- Judy Holliday – Holliday With Mulligan (1987)
- Audra McDonald from the album Happy Songs (2002)
- Artie Shaw with Helen Forrest(1939)
- Carola Standertskjöld from the album Carola & Heikki Sarmanto Trio(recorded 1966, issued 2004)
- Barbra Streisand from the album People (1964).
- Nancy Wilson – But Beautiful (1969)
References
- ^ Lyrics of Supper Time at lyrics.astraweb.com
