| G | C | Am | |
| It's so | nice to see an old friend, and | pass the time of | day, |
| D | D7 | G | |
| And | talk about the hometown, a | million miles | away, |
| C | Am | |
| Is the ice still on the river, are the | old folks still the | same, |
| D | D7 | G | |
| And by the | way, did she | mention my | name. |
| C | D | G | Em | |
| Did she | mention my | name, just in | passing, and when the morning | came |
| A7 | D | D7 | |
| Do you re | member if she dropped a name or | two, |
| G | C | Am | |
| Is the | home team still on fire, do they | still win all their | games, |
| D | D7 | G | |
| And by the | way, did she men | tion my | name. |
| G | C | Am | |
| Is the | landlord still a loser, do his | signs hang in the | hall, |
| D | D7 | G | |
| Are the | young girls still as pretty in the | city in the | fall, |
| C | Am | |
| Does the laughter on their faces, still | put the sun to | shame, |
| D | D7 | G | |
| And by the | way, did she men | tion my | name. |
| C | D | G | Em | |
| Did she | mention my | name just in | passing, and when the talk ran | high, |
| A7 | D | D7 | |
| Did the | look in her eye seem far a | way, |
| G | C | Am | |
| Is the | old roof still leaking, when the | late snow turns to | rain, |
| D | D7 | G | |
| And by the | way, did she men | tion my | name. |
| C | D | G | Em | |
| Did she | mention my | name just in | passing, and looking at the | rain, |
| A7 | D | D7 | |
| Do you re | member if she dropped a name or | two, |
| G | C | Am | |
| Won't you | say hello to someone, there'll be | no need to exp | lain, |
| D | D7 | G | C | G | |
| And by the | way, did she men | tion my | name. |