{"id":801,"date":"2018-10-30T18:25:08","date_gmt":"2018-10-30T18:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/?page_id=801"},"modified":"2023-05-19T12:04:13","modified_gmt":"2023-05-19T12:04:13","slug":"my-swanee-home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/my-swanee-home\/","title":{"rendered":"My Swanee Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[WARNING: This song contains antiquated racial stereotypes. It is presented here for historical and educational purposes only.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">a 1919 popular song<br>words and music by Harry Hamilton<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sheet music:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/My-Swanee-Home.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of My Swanee Home - Sheet Music.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-76371389-1826-4800-b103-cbd682b5e72e\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/My-Swanee-Home.pdf\">My Swanee Home &#8211; Sheet Music<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/My-Swanee-Home.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-76371389-1826-4800-b103-cbd682b5e72e\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Accompaniment:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-33ffb5f1-c71b-47cf-8636-31bb1cbedf16\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/My-Swanee-Home.mid\">My Swanee Home &#8211; MIDI<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/My-Swanee-Home.mid\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-33ffb5f1-c71b-47cf-8636-31bb1cbedf16\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lyrics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1. Sweet mem&#8217;ries of childhood hours come back to me<br>When sunshine and birds and flowers blended in harmony<br>Then ev&#8217;ry day was filled with joy for Mammy, Daddy and me<br>Now when my heart is lonely, that&#8217;s why I long to be<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chorus<br>Down where the Swanee gently flows along<br>That&#8217;s where my Mammy sang a slumber song<br>And her voice comes back to me as o&#8217;er the world I roam<br>Longing for those olden days when on my Mammy&#8217;s breast<br>I heard the song I always loved the best<br>And I&#8217;m going back again to my Swanee home<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2. Tho&#8217; far from the old plantation, sadly I roam<br>My happiest recollection is dreaming of home sweet home<br>And all my dreams are coming true, I&#8217;m going back again<br>Back there where the dear old river is singing a sweet refrain<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sung here by Fred Feild:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U_CnyEc_hvY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[WARNING: This song contains antiquated racial stereotypes. It is presented here for historical and educational purposes only.] a 1919 popular songwords and music by Harry Hamilton The sheet music:\u00a0 Accompaniment: Lyrics 1. 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