Who composed the songs “Old Folks at Home” and “Beautiful Dreamer”?
Old Folks at Home it as the state anthem while retaining "Old Folks at Home" as the state song, replacing its original lyrics with a bowdlerized version approved by scholars at the Stephen Foster Memorial, University of Pittsburgh. Governor Crist stated that he was not pleased by the "two songs" decision; but he signed the bill, creating a new state anthem and establishing the reworded version of the state song by statute, rather than by resolution like the 1935 decision. "Old Folks at Home", by Stephen Foster, 1851 Way down upon de Swanee Ribber,<br> Far, far away,<br> Dere's wha my heart is turning ebber,<br>
Old Folks at Home Dere's wha de old folks stay.<br> All up and down de whole creation<br> Sadly I roam,<br> Still longing for de old plantation,<br> And for de old folks at home.<br> <br> "Chorus"<br> All de world am sad and dreary,<br> Eb-rywhere I roam;<br> Oh, darkeys, how my heart grows weary,<br> Far from de old folks at home!<br> <br> "2nd verse"<br> All round de little farm I wandered<br> When I was young,<br> Den many happy days I squandered,<br> Many de songs I sung.<br> When I was playing wid my brudder<br> Happy was I;<br> Oh, take me to my kind old mudder!<br> Dere let