John Howard Payne - Union College, Schenectady, NY Edit Page
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John Payne was a student but did not graduate from Union College. He was famous for the song "Home Sweet Home" which was in one of his plays.
Waymark Code: WMYX5W
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 08/05/2018
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This monument has a dedication to John Payne on one side and a quote of 4 out of 5 verses on the other side.
dedication text: "To the memory of John Howard Payne the author of Home Sweet Home a student at Union College in the class of 1810 This monument is erected by the alumni and friends of Union College MCMXI"
4 verses of song:
"Mid pleasures and palaces though we may roam
Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home
A charm from the skies seems to hallow us there
Which seek thro' the world, is ne'er met elsewhere
Home! Home!
Sweet, sweet home!
There's no place like home
There's no place like home!
An exile from home splendor dazzles in vain
Oh give me my lowly thatched cottage again
The birds singing gaily that came at my call
And gave me the peace of mind dearer than all
Home, home, sweet, sweet home
There's no place like home, there's no place like home!
How sweet 'tis to sit 'neath a fond father's smile,
And the caress of a mother to soothe and beguile!
Let others delight mid new pleasures to roam,
But give me, oh, give me, the pleasures of home.
Home, home, sweet, sweet home!
There's no place like home, oh, there's no place like home!
To thee I'll return, overburdened with care;
The heart's dearest solace will smile on me there;
No more from that cottage again will I roam;
Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home.
Home, home, sweet, sweet, home!
There's no place like home, oh, there's no place like home!"
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