Way down upon the Swanee River,
Far, far away
That's where my heart is turning ever
That's where the old folks stay
All up and down the whole creation,
Sadly I roam
Still longing for the old plantation
And for the old folks at home
-CHORUS-
All the world is sad and dreary
everywhere I roam
Oh Brothers, how my heart grows weary
Far from the old folks at home
-SHORT BRIDGE-
All 'round the little farm I wandered,
When I was young
Then many happy days I squandered,
Many the songs I sung
When I was playing with my brother,
Happy was I
Oh, take me to my kind old mother,
There let me live and die
-Repeat CHORUS 2Xs-
Far, far away
That's where my heart is turning ever
That's where the old folks stay
All up and down the whole creation,
Sadly I roam
Still longing for the old plantation
And for the old folks at home
-CHORUS-
All the world is sad and dreary
everywhere I roam
Oh Brothers, how my heart grows weary
Far from the old folks at home
-SHORT BRIDGE-
All 'round the little farm I wandered,
When I was young
Then many happy days I squandered,
Many the songs I sung
When I was playing with my brother,
Happy was I
Oh, take me to my kind old mother,
There let me live and die
-Repeat CHORUS 2Xs-