All the world is sad and dreary
Everywhere I roam,
Oh! darkies, how my heart grows weary,
Far from the old folks at home.


'The Old Folks at Home' (1851) chorus

Stephen Foster Quotes

All the world is sad and dreary Everywhere I roam, Oh! darkies, how my heart grows weary, Far from the old folks at home.

All the world is sad and dreary Everywhere I roam, Oh! darkies, how my heart grows weary, Far from the old folks at home.

All the world is sad and dreary Everywhere I roam, Oh! darkies, how my heart grows weary, Far from the old folks at home.

All the world is sad and dreary Everywhere I roam, Oh! darkies, how my heart grows weary, Far from the old folks at home.