Old Folks At Home (Swanee River) chords by Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Verse 1
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Way down upon the Smalley River,
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Far, far away,
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There's where my heart is
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turning ever,
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There's where the old folks stay.
All up and down the whole creation,
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sadly I roam,
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still longing for the old plantation
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and for the old folks at home.
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All the well and sad and weary,
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everywhere I roam,
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Oh, dearies, how my heart grows weary,
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Far from the old folks at home.
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All round the little farm
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I wandered when I was young.
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Then many happy days I squandered,
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many the songs I sung.
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When I was playing with my brother,
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Happy was I.
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Oh, take me to my kind old mother.
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There let me live and die.
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All the world lands sad and dreary,
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Oh, deary, how my heart grows weary,
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Far from the old folks at home.
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One little hut among the bushes,
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one that I love.
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Still, sadly, to my memory rushes,
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no matter where I go.
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When will I see the bees a -hum
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ming all round the cove?
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When will I hear the banjo
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toming down
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in my good old home?
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All the world, and sad and dreary,
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may we ne 'er iron.
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Oh, weary how my heart will be,
Far from thee,
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O folks at home,
O folks at home.
Old Folks At Home (Swanee River)
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
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