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Song of Florida
By Nora Kirkeby
Jun 22, 2006, 21:29 PST

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The Swanee River
(Old Folks at Home)

Music and Words by Stephen C. Foster
Adopted May 25, 1935

First Verse
Way down upon de Swanee Ribber,
Far, far away,
Dere's wha my heart is turning ebber,
Dere's wha de old folks stay.
All up and down de whole creation
Sadly I roam,
Still longing for de old plantation,
And for de old folks at home.

Chorus
All de world am sad and dreary,
Eb-rywhere I roam;
Oh, darkeys, how my heart grows weary,
Far from de old folks at home!

2nd verse
All round de little farm I wandered
When I was young,
Den many happy days I squandered,
Many de songs I sung.
When I was playing wid my brudder
Happy was I;
Oh, take me to my kind old mudder!
Dere let me live and die.

3rd Verse
One little hut among de bushes,
One dat I love
Still sadly to my memory rushes,
No matter where I rove.
When will I see de bees a-humming
All round de comb?
When will I hear de banjo strumming,
Down in my good old home?

Listen to the music for The Swanee River
Courtesy of HomewithGod

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Florida

(The State Welcome Song)
Written by Lawrence Hurwit and Israel Abrams
Adopted in 1985

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