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The Swamps of Home Lyrics by Carol Burnett, Joe Bova

Once Upon a Mattress (1959 Original Broadway Cast Recording)

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[WINNIFRED, spoken]
You see, where I come from, we don't have any dry land.  
Oh, some of the poorer people do, but the nobility all live right in the swamp. 
[LADY, spoken]
Oh, tell us about it Princess. 
[WINNIFRED, spoken]
Oh, I don't like to brag. 
[DAUNTLESS, spoken]
No, please. 
[WINNIFRED]
I come from the land of the foggy, foggy dew
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Where walking through the meadow in the morning
Is like walking through glue
(Ooh-ooh-ooh)
The swamps of home
Are brushed with green and gold
At break of day...
[LADIES]
At break of day...
[WINNIFRED]
The swamps of home
Are lovely to behold
From far away...
[LADIES]
From far away...
[WINNIFRED]
In my soul is the beauty of thе bog
In my mem'ry the magic of the mud
[LADIES]
Mu-uh-ud
[WINNIFRED]
I know that blood is thickеr than water
But the swamps of home
Are thicker than blood!
[DAUNTLESS]
Bluh-uh-ud
[WINNIFRED]
Where e'er I roam
My heart grows dank and cold
My face grows grey--
When shadows fall and I hear the call
Of the swamps of home
I hear them calling me now, calling me back
Calling me: "Winnifred! Winnifred! Winnifred! Winnifred!
Who do you think you are?
Girl of the swamp, you've gone too far
Maid of the marshland, give up the struggle
Listen to the voice of the swamp:
Gluggle uggle uggle!"
[LADIES]
"Gluggle uggle uggle!"
[WINNIFRED]
Where e'er I roam
The whips of fate may smart
But deep down in my heart
One thought will abide
And will ne'er be forgotten
Though I search far and wide--
There is no land as rotten--
[LADIES]
Rotten rotten rotten rotten rotten rotten rotten rotten rotten
[WINNIFRED]
As the swamps of home
[ALL]
The swamps of home
Credits
Carol Burnett

Carol Burnett

Joe Bova

Joe Bova

About “The Swamps of Home” by Carol Burnett

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