Old Folks at Home, Ethiopian Melody, As Sung By Christey's Minstrels, 1851

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Offered here is a vintage antique large format 19th century sheet: "Old Folks at Home, Ethiopian Melody, As Sung By Christey's Minstrels" Written by Stephen Foster, published 1851 by Firth & Pond as an "Ethiopian Melody" that was "sung and composed by E. P. Christy" although the song was written originally by Foster and the performance rights were sold to the Christy Minstrels by Foster (who eventually got them back).  This is a nice sheet from a previously bound personal volume - thus minor chips and tears along the spine - covers separated - very minor dirtiness bottom right.  Any white lines on the scan are reflections on the plastic covering the sheet.

Old Folks At Home
Way down upon the Swanee River,
Far, far away
That's where my heart is turning ever
That's where the old folks stay
All up and down the whole creation,
Sadly I roam
Still longing for the old plantation
And for the old folks at home
Chorus:
All the world is sad and dreary everywhere I roam
Oh darkies, how my heart grows weary
Far from the old folks at home

All 'round the little farm I wandered,
When I was young
Then many happy days I squandered,
Many the songs I sung
When I was playing with my brother,
Happy was I
Oh, take me to my kind old mother,
There let me live and die
Chorus:

One little hut among the bushes,
One that I love
Still sadly to my mem'ry rushes,
No matter where I rove
When shall I see the bees a humming,
All 'round the comb
When shall I hear the banjo strumming,
Down by my good old home
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