<P> "Show Me the Way to Go Home" is a popular song written in 1925 by the pseudonymous "Irving King" (the English songwriting team James Campbell and Reginald Connelly). The song is said to have been written on a train journey from London by Campbell and Connelly . They were tired from the traveling and had a few alcoholic drinks during the journey, hence the lyrics . The song is in common use in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and North America . </P> <P> The music and lyrics were written in 1925 by Jimmy Campbell and Reg Connelly . They self - published the sheet music and it became their first big success, selling 2 million copies and providing the financial basis of their publishing firm, Campbell, Connelly & Co . Campbell and Connelly published the sheet music and recorded the song under the pseudonym "Irving King". </P>

When was show me the way to go home written