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The song remained popular through the nineteenth century. The typical reduction of the song's title from "My Old Kentucky Home, Good-Night!" to "My Old Kentucky Home" occurred after the turn of the century. [14] The song's first verse and chorus are recited annually at the Kentucky Derby. Colonel Matt Winn introduced the song as a Derby ...
My Old Kentucky Home" is the official state song of Kentucky, adopted by the General Assembly on March 19, 1928. [citation needed] Foster's songs, lyrics, and melodies have often been altered by publishers and performers. [23]
My eyes shall look downward, and my song shall be unsung While I stay on the old Kentucky shore. My eyes are getting blinded, and I cannot see my way. Hark! there's somebody knocking at the door. Oh! I hear the angels calling, and I see my Nelly Gray. Farewell to the old Kentucky shore. Chorus Oh, my darling Nelly Gray, up in heaven there they say,
Opinion: KY's state song, 'My Old Kentucky Home,' evokes a racist past and should be banished to the archives of historical shame. We need a new song.
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Foster wrote the music and lyrics for "My Old Kentucky Home", adopted by Kentucky in 1928, and "Old Folks at Home" (better known as "Swanee Ribber" or "Suwannee River"), adopted by Florida in 1935. [1]
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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 ...