(i hear you) call my name

burl ives

call my name

call my name

i hear you call my name night and day

i heard you call my name in san diego

you called a little louder in l. a. and i thought i even saw you for a moment

in the waters of old san francisco bay

i heard you say you loved me in madesco

though i now that you're 3000 miles away

i thought that leaving you

was the only thing to do

but i hear you call my name night and day

call my name

call my name

i hear you call my name night and day

call my name

call my name

i hear you call my name night and day

i heard you say you missed me in baloxie

and i saw your face in huston in a crowd

you begged me to come back in montgomery

and i thought was i to hasty or to proud

i thought i heard you weeping in atlanta

and i cried all the way to jacksonville

there's just one thing to do

i'm a-coming back to you

i love you and i know i always will

call my name

call my name

i hear you call my name night and day

call my name

call my name

i hear you call my name night and day

i hear you call my name night and day