Old Folks At Home Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDCD ADAD EFEFAGAG ADAD HIHJKDKD ADAD| Way down upon de Swanee ribber | A |
| Far far away | B |
| Dere's wha my heart is turning ebber | A |
| Dere's wha de old folks stay | B |
| All up and down de whole creation | C |
| Sadly I roam | D |
| Still longing for de old plantation | C |
| And for de old folks at home | D |
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| Chorus All de world am sad and dreary | A |
| Ebry where I roam | D |
| Oh darkeys how my heart grows weary | A |
| Far from de old folks at home | D |
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| Solo All round de little farm I wandered | E |
| When I was young | F |
| Den many happy days I squandered | E |
| Many de songs I sung | F |
| When I was playing wid my brudder | A |
| Happy was I | G |
| Oh take me to my kind old mudder | A |
| Dere let me live and die | G |
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| Chorus All de world am sad and dreary | A |
| Ebry where I roam | D |
| Oh darkeys how my heart grows weary | A |
| Far from de old folks at home | D |
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| One little hut among de bushes | H |
| One dat I love | I |
| Still sadly to my mem'ry rushes | H |
| No matter where I rove | J |
| When will I see de bees a humming | K |
| All round de comb | D |
| When will I hear de banjo tumming | K |
| Down in my good old home | D |
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| Chorus All de world am sad and dreary | A |
| Ebry where I roam | D |
| Oh darkeys how my heart grows weary | A |
| Far from de old folks at home | D |
Stephen C. Foster
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