The Swanee River

The Swanee River

Way down upon de Swanee Ribber,

Far,far away,

Dere's wha my heart is turning ebber(退潮,衰落),

Dere's wha de old folks stay.

All up and down de whole creation

Sadly I roam,

Still longing for de old plantation(耕地,殖民),

And for de old folks at home.

CHORUS

All de world am sad and dreary,

Eb-rywhere I roam;

Oh,darkeys(<蔑>黑人),how my heart grows weary,

Far from de old folks at home!

2nd Verse

All round de little farm I wandered

When I was young,

D

en many happy days I squandered(浪费),

Many de songs I sung.

When I was playing wid my brudder

Happy was I;

Oh,take me to my kind old mudder!

Dere let me live and die.

3rd Verse

One little hut among de bushes,

One dat I love

Still sadly to my memory rushes,

No matter where I rove.

When will I see de bees a-humming

All round de comb?

When will I hear de banjo(班卓琴,五弦琴)

strumming(乱弹,乱奏),

Down in my good old home?