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  2. Old Folks at Home - Wikipedia

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    "Old Folks at Home" (also known as "Swanee River") is a folk song written by Stephen Foster in 1851. Since 1935, it has been the official state song of Florida , although in 2008 the original lyrics were revised . [ 1 ]

  3. Old Folks (1938 song) - Wikipedia

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    Old Folks" is a 1938 popular song and jazz standard composed by Willard Robison with lyrics by Dedette Lee Hill, the wife and occasional colleague of Billy Hill. The lyrics tell of an old man nicknamed "Old Folks" and reference his service in the American Civil War , his habit of smoking with a " yellow cob pipe ", and the prospect of his death.

  4. Florida (Where the Sawgrass Meets the Sky) - Wikipedia

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    [11] Senator Jim King suggested a compromise, in which "Florida (Where the Sawgrass Meets the Sky)" was designated as the State Anthem, and a Bowdlerized version of "Old Folks at Home" remained as the state song. [17] The new lyrics of "Old Folks at Home" were approved by scholars at the Stephen Foster Memorial at the University of Pittsburgh. [18]

  5. Les Vieux - Wikipedia

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    The song is a melancholic account about old people who spend their final days in an old folks' home. They are lonely, lethargic and lost all their illusions. The refrain describes how they watch the pendulum of the clock swinging back and forth, which is mimicked in the musical arrangement. As much as they try to resist their old age death ...

  6. New Trend Has People Looking Up Old Home Photos on Google ...

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    Many of the videos' captions begin with the words, "Somewhere on Google Maps," with the lyrics of Church's song in the background — "To this day, when I hear that song/I see you standin' there ...

  7. List of songs written by Stephen Foster - Wikipedia

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    New lyrics by Jack Lawrence "Thou Are the Queen of My Song" 1859: Firth, Pond & Co. "A Thousand Miles From Home" 1870: John J. Daly "The Tioga Waltz" 1896: Morrison Foster, Biography: Songs and Musical Compositions of Stephen C. Foster "Turn Not Away!" 1850: F. D. Benteen "Under the Willow She's Sleeping" 1860: Firth, Pond & Co. "The Village ...

  8. Finding the best old folks home for your folks

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  9. Old Folks - Wikipedia

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    Print/export Download as PDF ... move to sidebar hide. Old Folks may refer to: "Old Folks" (1938 song), jazz standard by Willard ... Old Folks at Home", a song by ...