Old Folks at Home

B:The One Hundred and One Best Songs - The Cable Company - 1919 - Chicago, Illinois

X:44
T:Old Folks at Home
% Four-part piano arrangement for standard notation.
C:Stephen C. Foster, 1851/Stephen C. Foster
S:From "The One Hundred and One Best Songs" / The Cable Company / 1919 / Chicago, Illinois
M:4/4
L:1/8
Q:1/4=120
%%staves [(1 2) (3 4)]
K:D
V:1 clef=treble
|:F4 E D F E | D2 d2 B d3 | A4 F2 D2  | E6 z2 |
w:1.~~'Way down up-on the Swa-nee Riv-er, Far, far a-way,
w:~~~All up and down de whole cre-a-tion, Sad-ly I roam;
w:2.~~All roun' de lit-tle farm I wan-dered, When I was young;
w:~~~When I was play-ing with my broth-er, Hap-py was I;
w:3.~~One lit-tle hut a-mong de bush-es, One that I love,
w:~~~When will I see de bees a-hum-ming, All roun' de comb?
V:2 clef=treble
|:D4 C D C C | D2 F2 G G3 | F4 D2 D2 | C6 z2 |
V:3 clef=bass
%%MIDI transpose -24
|:a4 g f a g | f2 a2 g b3 | d'4 a2 f2 | a6 z2 |
V:4 clef=bass
%%MIDI transpose -24
|:d4 d d A A | d2 d2 g g3 | d4 d2 d2 | A6 z2 |
V:1
F4 E D F E | D2 d2 B d3 | A2 F > D E2 (E > E) | D6 z2 :|
w:Dere's wha my heart is turn-ing ev-er, Dere's wha de old folks* stay.
w:Still long-ing for de old plan-ta-tion, And for de old folks at home.
w:Den man-y hap-py days I squandered,* Man-y de songs I* sung.
w:Oh! take me to my kind old moth-er, There let me live and* die.
w:Still sad-ly to my mem-'ry rush-es, No mat-ter where I* roam.
w:When will I hear de ban-jo tum-ming, Down in my good old* home?
V:2
D4 C D C C | D2 F2 G G3 | F2 D > D D2 (C > C) | D6 z2 :|
V:3
a4 g f a g | f2 a2 g b3 | d'2 a > f g2 (g > g) | f6 z2 :|
V:4
d4 d d A A | d2 d2 g g3 | a2 A > A A2 (A > A) | d6 z2 :|
V:1
"^REFRAIN."c3 d e2 A2 | A3 B A2 d2 | d2 B2 G2 B2 | A6 z2 |
w:
w:All de world is sad and drear-y, Ev-'ry-where I roam;
V:2
G3 G G2 G2 | F3 G F2 A2 | B2 G2 D2 G2 | F6 z2 |
V:3
e'3 d' c'2 c'2 | d'3 d' d'2 d'2 | d'2 d'2 b2 d'2 | d'6 z2 |
V:4
a3 a a2 a2 | d3 d d2 f2 | g2 g2 g2 g2 | d6 z2 |
V:1
F4 E D F E | D2 d2 B d3 | A2 F > D E2 E > E | D6 z2 |]
w:
w:Oh! dark-ies, how my heart grows wear-y, Far from de old folks at home.
V:2
D4 C D C C | D2 F2 G G3 | F2 D > D D2 C > C | D6 z2 |]
V:3
a4 g f a g | f2 a2 g b3 | d'2 a > f g2 g > g | f6 z2 |]
V:4
d4 d d A A | d2 d2 g g3 | a2 A > A A2 A > A | d6 z2 |]

Visitors to this tune page also viewed:

Villen Kansa (with Willie)

Redican's Mother