The Old House at Home

"The Old House at Home" is a sentimental 19th century ballad written by Thomas Haynes Bayly (1797–1839).

The lyrics are a two stanza poem about childhood and yearning for home: The song came to the public attention after being set to music by Edward Loder.

[2] This was one of Loder's lesser operas, which were merely vehicles for his lucrative popular songs.

[3] A review of the opening night was less than complimentary; "The few of the public who were present thought it the most stupid piece of trash that ever disgraced the stage; in which opinion we entirely agree with them...".

[5] The title of the song was re-used by Edward Loder's cousin, the composer and conductor George Loder (1816–1868), for a musical entertainment that he co-wrote in 1862, which did not include the song itself.