Lyrics:
First verse
From Dixieland I strayed, And I have stayed Away for many years. For all the joy I craved In full I've paid, With heart aches and with tears. I'm feelin' down in the mouth, And this is why I'm going' down South.
Chorus
My mammy knows, Just how to cheer and comfort me, My mammy knows, Just how to show real sympathy. I’m gonna bless the train That takes me back again I’ll be nearer Heaven ev’ry mile In her arms I’ll creep and cry myself to sleep, I know I’ll wake up with a smile. In the gloaming, Beneath the silv’ry moon; I’ll be roaming, With lovin’ mammy soon, I wanna be, Down where the dear old Swanee flows. My poor heart is achin’, how to keep it from breakin’, My mammy knows. My mammy knows, Just how to cheer and comfort me, My mammy knows, Just how to show real sympathy. I’m gonna bless the train That takes me back again I’ll be nearer Heaven ev’ry mile In her arms I’ll creep and cry myself to sleep, I know I’ll wake up with a smile. In the gloaming, Beneath the silv’ry moon; I’ll be roaming, With lovin’ mammy soon, I wanna be, Down where the dear old Swanee flows. My poor heart is achin’, how to keep it from breakin’, My mammy knows. My mammy knows.
Second verse
It’s mighty lonesome here, With no one near To tell your troubles to. I need a word of cheer And Mammy dear, Will know just what to do. I’ll be so happy down home, With my old pal, the truest I’ve known.
(Chorus)
Sheldon Harris Collection
