But the old place seems to me

Jest about the proper thing.

Mebbe 'ts 'cause the mem'ries cling

Closer 'round yore place o' birth

'N ary other spot on earth.

W'y it's nice jest settin' here,

Lookin' out an' seein' clear,

'Thout no smoke, ner dust, ner haze

In these sweet October days.

What's as good as that there lane,