[Dixielandjazz] Who wrote "I Don't Wanna Go Home"?

[Dick Baker]

In 1994, Ernie Carson made a record for Stomp Off of mostly obscure 
titles, including one that went on the CD as "I Don't Want to Go 
Home," composer unknown.  Later, Erdos decided he should have called 
it "I Don't Wanna Go Home," so that's the way it went in the Stomp 
Off Index, still composer unknown.  You can hear it by pointing your 
browser at http://dickbaker.org/stompoff/gohome.mp3

The lyrics are simple:

         I don't wanna go home
         I don't wanna go home
         I'm havin' too much fun

         No I don't wanna go home
         I don't wanna go home
         The night has just begun

         If they wanna go home
         Send the girlies all home
         Send them all--but leave me one

         No I don't wanna go home
         I don't wanna go home
         I'm havin' too much fun

The second chorus is the same except the bartenders are sent home 
instead of the girlies.

I asked Mike Montgomery about the title in 2000, and he said, "Is 
that the old polka-band song that goes....?"  And then he proceeded 
to sing this very song!  He said it's a staple of polka bands in 
Detroit, so I asked him to ask around.  At about the same time, 
Robbie Rhodes said, "Somewhere on the net I believe I saw this as an 
alternate English title for a jolly polka (probably Polish or 
Czech).  You should continue to bug Montgomery, 'cause he still 
performs at that old German Rathskeller in Michigan where the polka 
experts often visit."

Alas, I never remembered to follow up with Mike, and now he's 
gone.  But the rest of you are still here.  Does anybody know more 
about this song?





--Dick Baker
Working on an updated version of the Stomp Off Records Tune Titles 
and Composers Index
See working draft at http://dickbaker.org/stompoff/index.pdf