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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.
        All de world am sad and dreary,
            Ebery where 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.
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 tumming,
    Down in my good old home?
        All de world am sad and dreary,
            Ebery where I roam;
        Oh, darkeys, how my heart grows weary,
            Far from de old folks at home!