Away Down South

a 1922 popular song
words by Sam M. Lewis & Joe Young
music by Harry Akst

The sheet music:

Away-Down-South – Sheet MusicDownload

Accompaniment:

Away-Down-South – MIDIDownload

Lyrics

  1. Ain’t this world a weary place to live in?
    Far away from way down south
    Oh, how I have struggled and I’ve striven
    Far away from way down south
    We all live and learn, I’ve learned how to yearn
    Now I long to turn homeward
    I’m too many miles away from Heaven
    Far away from way down south

I can hear the whipporwill
Callin’ to me from the hill
Ain’t no wonder that I’m feelin’ lonely
I can see the wavin’ corn
Wavin’ “Howdy” every morn
Ain’t no wonder that I wanna be

Chorus
Away, away down south
My heart am ‘way down south
I’ll never hush my mouth
As long as I can shout about
Away down south

  1. Every day’s another day of sorrow
    Far away from way down south
    What’s the good of waitin’ for tomorrow
    Far away from way down south
    When you need a friend, just you start to wend
    Make your journey end homeward
    Trouble is the one thing you can borrow
    Far away from way down south

I can hear the river song
As the Swanee rolls along
Ain’t no wonder that I’m feelin’ lonely
I can see the shingled shack
Longin’ for to have me back
Ain’t no wonder that I wanna be

Sung here by Fred Feild: