A popular song from 1911.
Words and music by J. R. Shannon.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
- Goodbye Pal, I’m going to leave you
Going home, don’t let it grieve you
Gray haired mother waiting there you see
And a little girl who means all the world to me
That’s why I leave tomorrow
With a heart that’s free from sorrow
Away down south to the land of cotton
Old times there are not forgotten
I am on my way
Chorus
I’m going back to my old home in Dixieland
Back where ev’rything to me seems grand
I’m going back to see the old folks once again
Back to home and mother
Sweetheart, sister, pals and brother
Gee! it will seem great again to be
Back among the folks who care for me
I’m going way down upon the Suanee River
And back to Tennessee
- There is only one Broadway Pal
But you know I have a best gal
Way down south in sunny Tennessee
Who means more than all those bright lights to me
Down where the birds are gaily singing
Wedding bells will soon be ringing
Away down south in the land of cotton
Old times ne’er will be forgotton
Tell the boys for me