The Regard of Flight 14' -- First Homesickness Song

"The Regard of Flight" (1983) is a wonderful 45 minute comedy play with three performers: Bill Irwin, Michael O'Connor, and Doug Skinner.

In this clip, Doug Skinner (on the left) and Bill Irwin play the "First Homesickness Song" as a ukulele duet.

(Please help by leaving comments to correct the lyrics as transcribed below.)

HOME IN PASADENA by Al Jolson

Home in Pasadena,
Home where grass is greener;
Where honey bees hum melodies
And orange trees scent the breeze.
I wanna be a Home-Sweet-Homer,
And there I'll settle down;
Beneath the palms,
In someone's arms,
In Pasadena, Pasadena town.

[The Bill Irwin (non-Jolson?) part.]

Gonna be an aggregation
Waitin' for me at the station
Pasadena town, Pasadena town
Oh, I want to be a roamer
Now with time to think it over
I want to settle down
Yes, I want to settle down
Oh, honey bees
Little bumblebees
Oh, mellow syncopated melodies
I know ????? [orange?] trees are softly swinging
While birds are sweetly singing in the breeze
I want to be a happy Home-Sweet-Homer
Never want to be a roamer
Pasadena town, Pasadena town
There away from all the worries
Of the city's hurry scurries
Every evening when the sun goes down
Beneath the ????? [... palm trees?]
Someone's captivatin' fascinatin' arms of...
[The Actor runs out of breath.]

Category:

Comedy

Tags:

• Bill
• Irwin
• Michael
• O'Connor
• Doug
• Skinner
• ukulele
• comedy

[almadora]

wow this is rare, thaks. (am i the only one who thinks that bill irwin looks like christopher reeve?)

[Straussian]

With the glasses on in this scene, Bill Irwin looks a LOT like Christopher Reeves as Clark Kent in the Superman movies.

[ChuckFuXVI]

guessing the second ???? involves palms

[Straussian]

Thank you. This is the second bit of help from viewers in trying to fill in the lyrics I didn't quite get. I think "palm trees" may be right.

[gnuumyn]

The first ?????? part is "the orange trees"

[Straussian]

I'm leaning toward "orange" as the right answer.

[shickon]

I dont get tired of this. It really touches my soul. :(

[boobash65]

does anyone know where i can find the ukulele chords for this song?

i always loved this video haha

[DEFinitivelyHis]

((((Beautiful!!!! So purely funny!))))

[OldTVRecreat]

i love this video : d

[13fool13]

who sings that song???

[MasonDee]

These are the real lyrics: All my life Ive been a rover now its time to think it over I want to settle down, I want to settle down, Busy little bumblebees, syncopated melodies Trees are slowly swinging while the birds are softly singing in the breeze. Be a happy home sweet homer nevermore to be roamer In Pasadena town, in Pasadena town, There away from all the worry of the citys hurry scurry Every evening when the sun goes down, Moonin Junin honeymoonin palms, Captivatin ,fascinatin arms

[worldismarble]

so wonderful. Thank you for posting@

[ZeKeith]

Yeah, i hear "Oh, mellow syncopated melodies/Under orange trees softly swinging".