Home! Sweet Home!

This article is about the 19th century song. For other uses, see Home Sweet Home (disambiguation).
"Home, Sweet Home"
Cover of the sheet music for a version published in 1914.
Song
LanguageEnglish
Composer(s)Henry Bishop
Lyricist(s)John Howard Payne
Home! Sweet Home!
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Sheet music version.
Black wrought iron railing with musical notes and a cannon in the background
Wrought iron railing with the music of the song "Home Sweet Home" in Fredericksburg, Virginia

"Home! Sweet Home!" is a song adapted from American actor and dramatist John Howard Payne's 1823 opera Clari, or the Maid of Milan. The song's melody was composed by Englishman Sir Henry Bishop with lyrics by Payne. Bishop had earlier published a more elaborate version of this melody, naming it "A Sicilian Air", but he later[when?] confessed to having written it himself.