Old Folks At Home (Swanee River)
David Ball
By Stephen Collins Foster 1851
Traditional arrangement by Ball-Newton
© 2004 Cedar Poppin Song, BMI / Rope A Note
Music, BMI

Produced by Wood Newton
Recorded and mixed by John Saylor
At The Parlor Studio, Nashville, TN
Licensed from Arcaro Records, Inc.

Billy Panda: guitar, mandolin
Dave Roe: bass
Jeff Taylor: piano, accordian
Robin Ruddy: banjo, background vocal
Wood Newton: background vocal

Way down upon the Swanee river,
Far, far away
That’s where my heart is turning ever,
That’s where the old folks stay.
All up and down the whole creation,
Sadly I roam,
Still longing for the old plantation,
And for the old folks at home.

Chorus:
All the world is sad and dreary,
Every where I roam,
Oh! brother, how my heart grows weary,
Far from the old folks at home

When will I see the bees a humming
All round the comb?
When will I hear the banjo strumming
Down in my good old home?

Chorus