Verse 1: Railroad train, Railroad train, Hurry some more,
Put a little steam on just like never before.
Hustle on, Bustle on, I've got the blues,
Yearning for my Swanee shore.
Brother if you only knew,
You'd want to hurry up too.

Chorus: Down yonder someone beckons to me,
Down yonder some reckons on me.
I seem to see a race in memory
Between the Natchez and the Robert E. Lee.
Swanee shore I miss you more and more,
Ev'ry day, My mammy land, You're simply grand.
Down yonder when the folks get the news,
Don't wonder at the Hullabaloos,
There's daddy and mammy, There's Ephraim and Sammy,
Waitin' down yonder for me.

Verse 2: Summer night, Fields of white, Bright cotton moon,
My, but I feel glad, I'm gonna' see you all soon.
'Lasses Cakes, Mammy bakes, I taste them now,
I can hear the singers croon.
I'll see my sweetie once more,
There's lots of kissing in store.

Chorus: Down yonder someone beckons to me,
Down yonder some reckons on me.
I seem to see a race in memory
Between the Natchez and the Robert E. Lee.
Swanee shore I miss you more and more,
Ev'ry day, My mammy land, You're simply grand.
Down yonder when the folks get the news,
Don't wonder at the Hullabaloos,
There's daddy and mammy, There's Ephraim and Sammy,
Waitin' down yonder for me.