A popular song from 1916. Words by Chas. McCarron and Chas. S. Alberte. Music by Albert Von Tilzer.
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Down where the Swanee River flows
I want to be there
Down where the cotton blossom grows
I want to see there
My little sister Flo’
Keeping time with Uncle Joe
Singing a song and raggin’ on his old banjo
I see my dear old Mother
Oh, Lordy, Lordy, Lordy how I love her
When the birds are singing in the wildwood
My happy childhood comes back once more
My heart is sore
That’s why I’m going back where they care for me
Ev’ry night they say a little prayer for me
Down where the Swanee River flows
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