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T:Old Folks at Home
C:Stephen C. Foster, 1851
N:Only the Bm above "far" is actually needed.
N:From "The One Hundred and One Best Songs"
N:John Chambers transcribed this tune, but
N:the credit he used caused the software I
N:used to blow up. I had to delete it. Sorry.
N:/ The Cable Company - 1919 - Chicago, Illinois
M:4/4
L:1/8
Q:1/4=120
K:D
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w:1.~~'Way down up-on the Swa-nee Riv-er, Far, far a-way,
w:~~~All up and down de whole cre-a-tion, Sad-ly I roam;
w:2.~~All roun' de lit-tle farm I wan-dered, When I was young;
w:~~~When I was play-ing with my broth-er, Hap-py was I;
w:3.~~One lit-tle hut a-mong de bush-es, One that I love,
w:~~~When will I see de bees a-hum-ming, All roun' de comb?
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w:Dere's wha my heart is turn-ing ev-er, Dere's wha de old folks* stay.
w:Still long-ing for de old plan-ta-tion, And for de old folks at home.
w:Den man-y hap-py days I squan-dered,* Man-y de songs I* sung.
w:Oh! take me to my kind old moth-er, There let me live and* die.
w:Still sad-ly to my mem-'ry rush-es, No mat-ter where I* roam.
w:When will I hear de ban-jo tum-ming, Down in my good old* home?
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w:
w:All de world is sad and drear-y, Ev-'ry-where I roam;
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w:
w:Oh! dark-ies, how my heart grows wear-y, Far from de old folks at home.
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