Old Folks at Home

Key of D · Chords: I IV V vi

Verse 1

D        A7              Bm          D/G D   Bm A/A
Way down upon the Swanee River, far, far away
D      A7                        Bm  D/G
That's where my heart is turning ever
D      Bm            A7        D
That's where the old folks stay

Verse 2

All up and down the whole creation, sadly I roam
Still longing for the old plantation
And for the old folks at home

Verse 3

A7                   D          D7         G     A/A
All the world is sad and dreary everywhere I roam
D  A7                    Bm    D    G
Oh darkies, how my heart grows weary
D            A7               D
Far from the old folks at home

Verse 4

All 'round the little farm I wandered, when I was young
Then many happy days I squandered, many the songs I sung
When I was playing with my brother, happy was I
Oh, take me to my kind old mother, there let me live and die

Verse 5

One little hut among the bushes, one that I love
Still sadly to my mem'ry rushes, no matter where I rove
When shall I see the bees a humming, all 'round the comb