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Swanee River lyrics
Way down upon the Swanee River,
Far, far away,
There's where my heart is turning ever,
There's where the old folks stay.
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All the world is sad and dreary,
Ev'ry where I roam,
Oh, darkies how my heart grows weary
Far from the old folks at home.
All up and down the whole creation,
sadly I roam,
Still longing for the old plantation,
And for the folks at home.
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All 'round the little farm I wandered
when I was young,
Than many happy days I squander'd,
Many the songs I sung.
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When I was playing with my brother,
Happy was I,
Oh, take me to my kind old mother,
There let me live and die.
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One little hut among the bushes,
One that I love,
Still sadly to my mem'ry rushes,
No matter where I rove.
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When shall I see the bees a-humming
All round the comb?
When shall I hear the banjo strumming
Down in my good old home?
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Part of these releases
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- Track 16 on American Favorite Ballads 5 Disc 3
- 15 Ain't It a Shame
- 17 Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
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