Willie We Have Missed You Grey De Lisle Words and music by Stephen Collins Foster 1854 Traditional arrangement by De Lisle-Etzioni © 2004 Wet Pony Music/Bug Music (Ascap)/ Prophet Sharing music (Ascap) Produced by Marvin Etzioni Recorded and mixed by David Vaught at Camp David Studios in Thousand Oaks, Ca. Mastered by Brian Gardner at Bernie Grundman Mastering Grey De Lisle appears courtesy of Sugar Hill Records and Welk Music Group Grey De Lisle: vocal and autoharp Marvin Etzioni: nylon guitar and half speed bells Stefanie Fife: cello (strings arranged by Marvin Etzioni) Murry Hammond: vibe engineer Greg Leisz: pedal steel Dave Raven: footstep, door and washing machine Sonny: dog bark Oh! Willie is it you, dear, Safe, safe at home? They did not tell me true, dear They said you would not come I heard you at the gate, And it made my heart rejoice For I knew that welcome footstep, And that dear, familiar voice, Making music on my ear In the lonely midnight gloom Oh! Willie, we have missed you Welcome, welcome home! We’ve longed to see you nightly, But this night of all; The fire was blazing brightly and lights were in the hall. The little ones were up Till ’twas ten o’clock and past, Then their eyes began to twinkle, And they’ve gone to sleep at last But they listened for your voice Till they thought you’d never come Oh! Willie, we have missed you Welcome, welcome home! Oh! Willie is it you, dear, Safe, safe at home? Oh! Willie, we have missed you Welcome, welcome home!