Old Folks at Home
"Old Folks at Home" (also known as "Swanee River") is a minstrel song written by Stephen Foster in 1851. Since 1935, it has been the official state song of Florida, although in 2008 the original lyrics were revised. It is Roud Folk Song Index no. 13880.
Regional anthem of Florida | |
| Lyrics | Stephen Foster, 1851, revised in 2008 |
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| Music | Stephen Foster, 1851 |
| Published | 1851 |
| Adopted | 1935 |
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"Old Folks at Home"
performed by Ernestine Schumann-Heink (1918)
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