Al Jolson Swanee lyrics

I've been away from you a long time
I never thought I'd miss you so
Somehow I feel, your love is real
Near you I want to be

The birds are singin', it is springtime
The banjo's strummin' soft and low
I know that you, yearn for me too
Swanee, you're calling me

Swanee, how I love ya, how I love ya
My dear old Swanee I'd give the world to be
Among the folks in D-I-X-I-Even know my mammy's

Waitin' for me, prayin' for me down by the Swanee
The folks up North will see me no more when I get to that Swanee shore

I love the old folks at home

Swanee, how I love ya, how I love ya
My dear old Swanee I'd give the world to be
Among the folks in D-I-X-I-Even know my mammy's
Waitin' for me, prayin' for me down by the Swanee
The folks up North will see me no more when I get to that Swanee shore