Stephen C. Foster Home Poems

  • 1.
    De Camptown ladies sing dis song -- Doo-dah! doo-dah!
    De Camptown racetrack five miles long -- Oh! doo-dah day!
    I come down dah wid my hat caved in -- Doo-dah! doo-dah!
    I go back home wid a pocket full of tin -- Oh! doo-dah day!
    ...
  • 2.
    1 De Camptown ladies sing dis song -- [Chorus] Doo-dah! doo-dah!
    2 [Solo] De Camp-town race-track five miles long -- [Chorus] Oh! doo-dah day!
    3 [Solo] I come down dah wid my hat caved in -- Doo-dah! doo-dah!
    4 I go back home wid a pocket full of tin -- [Chorus] Oh! doo-dah day!
    ...
  • 3.
    My wife is a most knowing woman,
    She always is finding me out,
    She never will hear explanations
    But instantly puts me to rout,
    ...
  • 4.
    1 The sun shines bright in the old Kentucky home,
    2 'Tis summer, the darkies are gay,
    3 The corn top's ripe and the meadow's in the bloom
    4 While the birds make music all the day.
    ...
  • 5.
    1 Way down upon de Swanee ribber,
    2 Far, far away,
    3 Dere's wha my heart is turning ebber,
    4 Dere's wha de old folks stay.
    ...
Total 5 Home Poems by Stephen C. Foster

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