Stephen Collins Foster

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  • Old Folks at Home

    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...

  • My Old Kentucky Home

    Negro Song
    THE SUN shines bright on our old Kentucky home;
      ’T is summer, the darkeys are gay;
    The corn top ’s ripe and the meadow ’s in the bloom,
      While the birds make music all the day;
    The young folks roll on the little cabin floor,
      All...

  • Massa's in de Cold Ground

    Round de meadows am a-ringing
      De darkeys’ mournful song,
    While de mocking-bird am singing,
      Happy as de day am long.
    Where de ivy am a-creeping,
      O’er de grassy mound,
    Dere old massa am a-sleeping,
      Sleeping in de cold, cold ground....

  • Old Folks at Home

    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...

  • My Old Kentucky Home, Good-Night

    The sun shines bright in the old Kentucky home;
      ’T is summer, the darkeys are gay;
    The corn-top’s ripe, and the meadow’s in the bloom,
      While the birds make music all the day.
    The young folks roll on the little cabin floor,
      All merry, all happy and...