Ray Charles - Swanee River Rock free for downloading

Brings back a lot of memories of my childhood on the Suwanee

His first record on the Billboard pop charts, in 1957.

I can't help but think that when Ray sang this beautiful and nostalgic piece, he had his family in mind.

This first appears on Ray's third album, 'Yes Indeed', released in 1958. Another live recording was made of this and it appears on Ray's 1959 album Ray Charles at Newport, and later on a Rhino compilation of Ray's live songs on an album titled Ray Charles in Concert. The song is based on Stephen Foster's 'Swanee River', which is now the official state song of Florida.

Ray Charles, you are undoubtedly the greatest soul, blues and gospel legend of them all. The man is so classical. Ray, you will never ever be forgotten.

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