Lyrics
I've been away from you a long time
I never thought I'd miss you so
Somehow I feel your love was real
Near you, I long to be
The birds are singing, it is song time
The banjo's strumming soft and low
I know that you yearn for me too
Swannee, you're calling me
Swannee, how I love you
How I love you, my dear old Swannee
I give the world to be among the folks in D-I-X-I
Even though my mammy's waiting for me
Praying for me down by the Swannee
The folks up north will see me no more
When I go to that Swannee shore
Swannee, Swannee
I am coming back to Swannee
Mammy, mammy
I love the old folks at home
Swannee, how I love you
How I love you, my dear old Swannee
I give the world to be among the folks in D-I-X-I
Even though my mammy's waiting for me
Praying for me down by the Swannee
The folks up north will see me no more
When I go to that Swannee shore