Lyrics Dear Old Southland - Paul Robeson

Dear old Southland I hear you calling me
And I long, how I long to roam
Back to my old Kentucky home

I want to stray to the town I was born
My hometown, my little hometown
I want to play in the cotton and corn
To feel it, I used to steal it
I want to hear dear old mother each morn
Saying go long, go long to school

I want to be where the levee is near
The water, I love the water
I want to see mammy Jenny so dear
I love her, because I oughta
I want to hear all the sweet children's songs
Saying go long, go long you mule

Dear old Southland I hear you calling me
And I long, how I long to roam
Back to my old Kentucky home