It is 50 years today since my lovely Mum, Olive, passed away...18 July 1975. She was 44.

To mark this important date in my family's history, and in memory of her, I wanted to record Mum's favourite song.

The melody was composed by Antonín Dvořák in 1893 while he was the director of the National Conservatory of Music of America, and became the main theme of the second movement, the Largo, of his symphony number 9, known worldwide as the 'New World' Symphony.
The theme from the Largo was then adapted by Dvořák's pupil William Arms Fisher, who wrote the lyrics in 1922.

Mum's favourite version of this song was the one by Deanna Durbin, who sang it in the 1941 movie, 'It Started With Eve' and, if my memory serves me correctly, Mum liked Deanna Durbin because her parents were from Manchester!

This arrangement is based on the version by The Alan Parsons Project that came out in 2022. As Mum played the tenor horn in a brass band, I have integreated several brass band instruments into the arrangement.

It's sung by me and was recorded at IronJay Studios on 17 July 2025...with my Mum's spirit by my side.

Miss you x

Goin' home, goin' home
I'm just goin' home
Quiet like, some still day
I'm just goin' home
It's not far, just close by
Through an open door
Work all done, care laid by
Goin' to fear no more

Mother's there 'specting me
Father's waiting too
Lots of folk gathered there
All the friends I knew
All the friends I knew

Nothing lost, all's gain
No more fret nor pain
No more stumbling on the way
No more longing for the day
Goin' to roam no more

Morning star lights the way
Restless dream all done
Shadows gone, break of day
Real life just begun

There's no break, there's no end
Just a living on
Wide awake with a smile
Goin' on and on

Goin' home, goin' home
I'm just goin' home
It's not far, just close by
Through an open door
Through an open door
I'm just goin' home

Goin' Home

I've been a semi-pro keyboard player and singer since the mid 70's but only started writing songs whilst at a loose end in February 2011 - don't ask why!

In no way am I a lyricist so I rely on collaborations with others, nameley my fellow Soundcloud members Paul Beaumont (found on here as The Time Zones), Carroll Kiphen (found on here as Carroll Kiphen!) and Lucy Prasad (yea, you guessed it, on here as Lucy Prasad!!), along with Rod Barry.

If you have any comments to make please add them, they're most welcome.

For those of you who maybe interested, I have another Soundcloud page featuring the instrumental music I compose and record, and you'll find that at https://soundcloud.com/ian-jenkins-104831901

Goin' Home

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