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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 ]
"School Days" has been recorded many times over the years. Byron G. Harlan was an early recording star who made it a hit. [4] Billy Murray and Ada Jones also sang it as memorable duet, referenced decades later by Tiny Tim on one of his albums, in which he sang both parts, using his famous falsetto voice.
The lyrics are sung to the tune "Old Rosin the Beau." The song also goes by the names "Acres of Clams", “Lay of the Old Settler,” “Old Settler’s Song,” while the melody is known as “Rosin the Beau,” " Old Rosin the Beau ," "Rosin the Bow," "Mrs. Kenny," "A Hayseed Like Me," "My Lodging's on the Cold, Cold Ground."
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.
The song itself was popular, resulting in several answer songs, but the melody was even more widely used, including songs set in the cowboy West: western songs ("The Little Old Sod Shanty on the Claim", "Little Joe, The Wrangler"); [1] railroad songs ("Little Red Caboose Behind the Train"); and even hymns ("The Lily of the Valley").
Sheet music of "The Old North State" "The Old North State" is the official state song of the U.S. state of North Carolina.Written by William Gaston in 1835 and set to an arrangement composed by Mrs. E.E. Randolph in 1926, [1] it was adopted as the state song by the North Carolina General Assembly in 1927.
I've got an old mule, and her name is Sal, Fifteen years on the Erie Canal She's a good old worker and a good old pal, Fifteen years on the Erie Canal We've hauled some barges in our day, filled with lumber, coal and hay. And every inch of the way I know, From Albany to Buffalo Low bridge, everybody down, Low bridge, we must be getting near a town.
Sheet music cover, 1915 "Memories" is a popular song with music by Egbert Van Alstyne and lyrics by Gus Kahn, published in 1915. The song has become a pop standard, recorded by many people over the years.