My Home Town

Album

Single

Label

ABC-Paramount Records

Genre

Dance-pop

Composer(s)

Paul Anka

Entered Chart

May 23, 1960

Peak Date

Jul 4, 1960

Released

April 1960

Recorded

Unknown

Catalog #

ABC-Paramount 45-10106

B-Side

Something Happened

"My Home Town" is a song written and performed by Paul Anka. The song was arranged by Sid Feller.[1] It reached #8 on the U.S. pop chart in 1960[2] and #10 in the Canadian CHUM Charts.[3] The song's lyrics describe a person's happiness in their home town and them being with their love in said town.

I took a little trip to my home town
I only stopped to look around
And as I walked along the thorough-fare
There was music playing ev'rywhere
The music came from within my heart
How did it happen how did it start
I only know that I fell in love
I guess the answer lies up above
Oh what a feeling
My heart was reeling
The bells were ringing
The birds were singing

And so the music keep goes on and on
And through the night until the break of dawn
I hear a bird up in the tree
He sings a pretty little melody

Oh what a feeling
My heart was reeling
The bells were ringing
The birds were singing

And so the music keep goes on and on
And through the night until the break of dawn
I hear a bird up in the tree
He sings a pretty little melody
ya-ya-ya-ya...