Origineel
Do you know way down
(Way down)
Way down upon the Swanee
(Swanee)
Talkin’ ‘bout the river
(River)
You know was so far
(So far)
So far away
(So far away)
(Oh, yeah)
Do you know that’s where
(That’s where)
Where my heart is turnin’, ohh
(Turnin’)
Ever
And there’s where
(There’s where)
There’s where the old folks stay
(Where the old folks stay)
All the world is sad
And lonely now
Everywhere I roam
Keep until you’re mine darlin’
(Darlin’)
How my heart is going sad
(So sad)
So sad and lonely
Because I’m so far
(So far)
I’m far from my folks back home
(From my folks back home)
All the world is sad
And lonely now
Everywhere I roam
Keep until you’re mine darlin’
(Darlin’)
How my heart is going sad
(So sad)
So sad and lonely
Because I’m so far
(So far)
So far from my folks back home, yeah
I’m far from my folks back home, yeah
So far from my folks back home, yeah
Oh, far from my folks back home, yeah
Vertaling
Do you know way down
(Way down)
Way down on the Swanee
(Swanee)
Talkin’ ‘bout de river
(Rivier)
You know was so far
(Zo ver)
So far away
(Zo ver weg)
(Oh, yeah)
Do you know that’s where
(That’s where)
Where my heart is turnin’, ohh
(Turnin’)
Ever
And there’s where
(There’s where)
There’s where the old folks stay
(Where the old folks stay)
De hele wereld is triest
And lonely now
Everywhere I roam
Keep until you’re mine darlin’
(Darlin’)
How my heart is going sad
(So sad)
Zo verdrietig en eenzaam
Because I’m so far
(Zo ver)
I’m far from my folks back home
(Van mijn ouders thuis)
De hele wereld is verdrietig
And lonely now
Everywhere I roam
Keep until you’re mine darlin’
(Darlin’)
How my heart is going sad
(So sad)
Zo verdrietig en eenzaam
Because I’m so far
(Zo ver)
Zo ver van mijn ouders thuis, ja
I’m far from my folks back home, yeah
So far from my folks back home, yeah
Oh, ver van mijn ouders thuis, ja