Let me in, I hear laughter (ha-ha) Let me in, open up the door Let me in, I hear music (tra-la) I don't wanna weep no more Please open the door to a stranger Who's weary of trouble and strife I'll ring you a song on my banjo And tell you the tears of my life Let me in, I hear laughter (ha-ha) Let me in, open up the door Let me in, I hear music (tra-la) I don't wanna weep no more He had made dear friends in St. Louis And many dear friends in St. Paul As soon as their sheriff forgives him He hopes to be back with them all Let me in, I hear laughter (ha-ha) Let me in, open up the door Let me in, I hear music (tra-la) I don't wanna weep no more I wooed three young maids through the valley Up mountains and 'round every tree But I never tasted their kisses 'Cause they could run faster than me Let me in, I hear laughter (ha-ha) Let me in, open up the door Let me in, I hear music (tra-la) I don't wanna weep no more Oh mother, how you tried to warn me Oh, mother, you said not to roam How true are the words that you told me Oh, mother, I'm longin' for home Let me in, I hear laughter (ha-ha) Let me in, open up the door Let me in, I hear music (tra-la) I don't wanna weep no more I don't wanna weep no more