I've been away from you a long time
I never thought I'd miss you so
Somehow I feel, your love is real
Near you I want to be
The birds are singin', it is springtime
The banjo's strummin' soft and low
I know that you, yearn for me too
Swanee, you're calling me
Swanee, how I love ya, how I love ya
My dear old Swanee I'd give the world to be
Waitin' for me, prayin' for me down by the Swanee
The folks up North will see me no more when I get to that Swanee shore
I love the old folks at home
Swanee, how I love ya, how I love ya
My dear old Swanee I'd give the world to be
Among the folks in D-I-X-I-Even know my mammy's
Waitin' for me, prayin' for me down by the Swanee
The folks up North will see me no more when I get to that Swanee shore