Tallahassee Tea Party June 07-Nov 08
Pace Allen, Jr.
Tallahassee-Quincy-Lake Talquin, FL
ph: 850.556.0709
fax:
pace
"This Resolution was hand delivered by me to
Rep. Ed Homan on December 11, 2007. " Pace
Proposed 2008
Concurrent Resolution of the
Florida House and Senate
Be it resolved, "The S'wanee River (Old Folks at Home)," written by Stephen Foster shall remain Florida's official state song.
Be it resolved, modern versions of the song have been taught to the children of Florida since 1978. Stephen Foster sought to humanize the characters in his songs and to have them care for one another and convey a sense that all people--regardless of their ethnic identities share the same longings. In his own words, he sought to "build up taste...among refined people by making words suitable to their taste, instead of the trashy and really offensive words which belong to some songs..." One of Stephen Foster's missions was to reform black-face stage performance.
Be it resolved, the following Modern Version is hereby adopted to add two verses and a refrain and become part of Florida's official state song.
Modern Version
Verse 1
Way down upon the S’wanee River,
Far, far away.
There’s where my heart is turning ever.
There’s where the old folks stay.
Verse2
All up and down the whole creation,
Sadly I roam.
Still longing for my dear old homeplace,
And for the old folks at home.
Refrain
All the world is sad and dreary,
Everywhere I roam.
Oh, loved ones how my heart grows weary,
Far from the old folks at home
Prepared by Pace Allen
Attorney at Law - www.paceallen.us
Tallahassee - Quincy - Lake Talquin
104 West 5th Avenue, Tallahassee, Florida 32303
Mobile: 850.556.0709 Founder: www.taxteaparty.com
Pace's Notes: Pace's favorite versions of S'wanee River: (1) Albert Ammons (1946), King of Boogie Woogie, S'wanee River Boogie (2) S'wanee River by Vanilla Mood (3) Harmonica Solo (4) Tuba Solo. Go to www.taxteaparty.com and YouTube to see numerous versions of S'wanee River. At December 11, 2007, there have been over 20,000 views of S'wanee River via YouTube.
Acknowledgements: JDWS for Modern Version words and Stephen Collins Foster Biography link University of Pittsburgh: http://www.pitt.edu/~amerimus/bib.htm
Pace Allen, Jr.
Tallahassee-Quincy-Lake Talquin, FL
ph: 850.556.0709
fax:
pace
