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I had a big surprise today while in a ten cent photo play, IReally saw my old home town way down in Dixieland It wasSimply grand, just to sit right there, and gaze on the scenesOf bygone days, made me yearn to return to the land and people,I will love always, I even saw the same old school, where I learned the golden rule.I'd like to meet the movie man, I want to shake him by the hand, IWant to tell him that he wrote a grand scenario, he knew where toGo, plain as day upon the screen, Hezakiah can be seen, Little MoseOn his toes, looking at the camera, nearly spoiled the scene, I sawThe cotton white as foam, I saw my home sweet home,Down where the Swanee River flows I want to be there Down whereThe cotton blossom grows, I want to see there, my little sister Flo',Keepin' time with Uncle Joe, singing a song and raggin' on hisOld banjo I see my dear old Mother Oh, Lordy, Lordy, Lordy, how ILove her, when the birds are singing in the wildwood My happyChildhood comes back once more my heart is sore, that's why I'mGoing back where they care for me Every night they say a little prayerFor me down where the Swanee River flows.
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"Down Where the Swanee River Flows [From Robinson Crusoe, Jr.]" as written by Von Tilzer/mccarron/alberts
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