Dean Martin - Detroit City Lyrics






I want to go home
I want to go home
Oh, how I want to go home

You know last night I went to sleep in Detroit city
And I dreamed about those cotton fields back home
I dreamed about my mother, dear old papa, sister and brother
I dreamed about that girl who's been waiting for so long

I want to go home
I want to go home
Oh, how I want to go home

folks think I'm big in Detroit city
From the letters I write they think I'm fine
But by day I make the cars
And by night I make the bars
If only they could read between the lines

You know I rode a freight train north to Detroit city
After all these years I find I've just been wasting my time
So I just think I'll take my foolish pride put on a southbound train and ride
And go on back to the loved ones the ones I left there waiting so far behind

I want to go home
I want to go home
Oh, how I want to go home





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  1. Z.... C....

    Dino love you always in my heart

  2. B.... K....

    Every time I hear this song I think about the ride and my Aunt Verdell she is gone now but this song remind if the time I spent with her that day. We had a lote if fun on that trip.

  3. B.... K....

    I sung this song on my way to Detroit riding with my Aunt Verdel. I was just a kid. i'm much older now. But it still sounds good.

    B.... K....

    Dean the only one best singer

  4. f.... ....

    Dean Martin. Une voix un charme sympa. Le seul.

  5. P.... S....

    very wery good

  6. L.... C....

    Being g an actor is tough work, but at least they get to wear all those cool costums & closths.

  7. H.... L....

    Never met him but he's like family to me. Love you Dean!

  8. L.... L....

    One of the best singers; better, much better than Sinatra.

  9. O.... J....

    I still remember back in 1964 the Beatles invasion. No one could knock them off of the charts-NOT even Elvis. Well, in 64 or 65 Dean come out with a new song and knocked the Beatles off the top. Dean sent Elvis a telegram saying, if you can't knock those guys off of the charts, I guess I'll have to! Never heard if Elvis ever sent a reply.

    O.... J....

    Oliver James
    I have a feeling Elvis did respond to him. Cause he was the one who told Deans daughter Deana " i might be the king of rock and roll but your dad is the king of cool. He really liked Dean style.

  10. L.... M....

    Great songs and great pictures - I wanna go home :-)

  11. B.... J....

    DEANO ANOTHER GREAT SONG AND FOTOS OF DINO XX💟💟💟💟💟💟💟💟💟💟💟💟💟💟💟

  12. J.... R....

    Just great j,r

  13. D.... P....

    Love Dean!! He can sing anything!! My favorite song!!

  14. j.... l....

    Cool guy. Missed.

  15. R.... O....

    Heard this song as a kid on SpongeBob SquarePants lol good old Dino.

  16. s.... V....

    GREATEST VOICE!

  17. O.... G....

    Perfect

  18. c.... k....

    One of the greatest!

  19. S.... S....

    want to go home, I want to go home,
    Oh, how I want to go home!
    Last night I went to sleep in Detroit City,
    And I dreamed about those cotton fields at home.
    I dreamed about my mother,
    Dear old Papa, Sister and brother,
    I dreamed about that girl
    Who's been waiting for so long.
    I want to go home, I want to go home,
    Oh, how I want to go home!
    Home, folks think I'm big in Detroit City.
    From the letters that I write, they think I'm fine.
    But by day, I make the cars,
    And by night I make the bars,
    If only they could read between the lines!
    You know,
    I rode a freight train north to Detroit City.
    After all these years,
    I find that I've just been wastin' my time.
    So I just think I'll take my foolish pride,
    Put on a south bound freight and ride,
    Goin' back to the love ones,
    The ones I left waitin' so far behind.
    I want to go home, I want to go home,
    Oh, how I want to go home.

    S.... S....

    cloths.and DEAN went home, in 95, at 78yrs old.

  20. S.... ....

    I'm still in love with this great man. There will never be anyone like him ever.

  21. F.... A....

    R U KIDDIN ME?? AS GOOD AS BOBBY BARE IN OSLO , NORWAY!!!

  22. F.... C....

    Beatiful song.❤and singer

  23. V.... H....

    So smooth class act

  24. i.... m....

    my absolute favourite

  25. S.... S....

    DEAN MARTIN...... ............................. FOREVER............... &........ .. ............... EVER...................... 😉😊😊😊👍👍 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💎💎💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋

  26. p.... ....

    call me old fashioned, but i want to have his babies

  27. m.... ....

    I was just comparing George Jones version. Both outstanding. Yeah!

  28. G.... S....

    this one nearly closed it but icame back xx

  29. b.... ....

    Nothing to compare.

  30. J.... w....

    DINO! Great as always!

    J.... w....

    Heerlijke muziek.

  31. E.... F....

    dean martin could make anything sound beautiful

    E.... F....

    yes - I lfeel also - thank you deano for giving us these videos

    E.... F....

    No problem! :)

  32. R.... m....

    Kapitalna Piosenka

  33. O.... G....

    Dean for ever.Love this Song.

  34. A.... K....

    Mein Onckel sah genau so aus wie Dean Martin das ist kein Witz.

    A.... K....

    Alfred Kouba Bitte ein Bild von dein Onkel?? Wir wollen gerne ein Bild sehen von einen zweiter Mister Dean..

  35. C.... .....

    Love this song...

  36. N.... F....

    Great song

  37. s.... f....

    I agree with kevin, best version of the this song.  Thank you for posting.

  38. k.... h....

    Yes,the best version, thanks to Dino's special style.

    k.... h....

    Although I recently found out that Mel Tillis wrote this song (and he's another great!), this has always been a "Dean Martin song" for me, as that's the first version I heard as a small kid.

  39. r.... w....

    lovely really

  40. j.... w....

    This is the best version ever made of this song! SWEEEEEEEEEET!

  41. s.... s....

    ooooooooh




    oooooooh beautiful !!!

  42. g.... ....

    Love Dean, thank you for another amazing clip with just the best song ever. Appreciate all your work :)