Swanee River Stephen Foster

Way down upon de Swanee River, 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.
 
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!
 
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.
 
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!
 
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?
 
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!