"All the world is sad and dreary, Everywhere I roam."
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As quoted at Family Book of Best Loved Poems, by David L. George, (1952)
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Stephen Foster
Stephen Collins Foster (July 4, 1826 β January 13, 1864), known as the "father of American music", was the pre-eminent songwriter in the United States of the 19th century. His songs, such as Oh! Susanna, Camptown Races, My Old Kentucky Home, Old Black Joe, Beautiful Dreamer and Old Folks at Home (Swanee River) remain popular over 150 years after their composition.
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