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Way down upon the Suwannee River, Far, far away, There's where my heart is turning ever, There's where the old folks stay. All up and down the whole creation, Sadly I roam, Still longing for my childhood station, And for the old folks at home. Chorus All the world is sad and dreary Everywhere I roam. O dear ones, how my heart grows weary,
"Way Down In Ca-i-ro" 1850: Firth, Pond & Co. "Way Down South In Alabama" 1848: Millets Music Saloon "We Are Coming Father Abraham, 300,000 More" 1862: S. T. Gordon: James Sloane Gibbons "We Will Keep a Bright Lookout" 1863: Horace Waters: George Cooper "We'll All Meet Our Saviour" 1863: Horace Waters "We'll Still Keep Marching On" 1863: Horace ...
Swanee" is an American popular song written in 1919 by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Irving Caesar. It is most often associated with singer Al Jolson . The song was written for a New York City revue called Demi-Tasse , which opened in October 1919 at the Capitol Theater.
Swanee River may refer to: Old Folks at Home , an 1851 song often known unofficially as "Swanee River", written by Stephen Foster Swanee River (1931 film) , an American film
"Florida, Where the Sawgrass Meets the Sky" is the official anthem of the State of Florida, written and composed by Jan Hinton. [1] Originally written as a replacement for the state song, "Old Folks at Home" ("Swanee River"), it was instead designated as the state's anthem in 2008.
The Suwanee (given as "Swanee") is the locale of the protagonist's longed-for home in two famous songs: Steven Fosters 1851 "Old Folks at Home", which is commonly called by its first line ("Way down upon the Swanee River") or just "Swanee River", [13] and George Gershwin's 1919 song "Swanee" (partly inspired by Foster's song) [14] made a #1 hit ...
Henley states that, as a child, his grandmother sang songs such as "My Old Kentucky Home". "“My grandmother lived with us. She sat in a rocking chair every day, singing hymns and Stephen Foster songs: ‘My Old Kentucky Home,’ ‘Way Down Upon the Suwanee River’ and ‘The Old Folks At Home,’ and all those very American things.
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