Home on the Range is a classic western song originally composed by Daniel E. Kelly. It has been covered by the Mountain Goats during several live shows.
Lyrics[]
Oh give me a home where the buffalo roam Where the deer and the antelope play Where seldom is heard a discouraging word And the skies are not cloudy all day Home, home on the range Where the deer and the antelope play Where seldom is heard a discouraging word And the skies are not cloudy all day Where the air is so pure, and the zephyrs so free The breezes so balmy and light That I would not exchange my home on the range For all your fair cities so bright Home, home on the range Where the deer and the antelope play Where seldom is heard a discouraging word And the skies are not cloudy all day How often at night when the heavens are bright By the light of the glittering stars How I stood there amazed and observed as I gazed That their glory exceeds that of ours Home, home on the range Where the deer and the antelope play Where seldom is heard a discouraging word And the skies are not cloudy all day
Comments by John Darnielle About this Song[]
- The original lyric is "Have I stood there amazed and asked as I gazed, / If their glory exceeds that of ours." At 2015-06-04 - Pappy and Harriet's - Pioneertown, CA, John spoke of the "hubris" of asking this question before singing the alternate lyric.