The famous American songwriter Stephen Foster (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki… Read Full Bio ↴The famous American songwriter Stephen Foster (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Foster) (July 4, 1826- January 14, 1864) was author of the words and music of some of the most well-known American songs, including "Camptown Races" and "I Dream of Jeannie with the Light Brown Hair". Since all his songs are firmly in the public domain, many artists have recorded them over the years, and in digital recordings they are Stephen Foster's name often appears in the "artist" field of the ID3 label. See also: Stephen Collins Foster

There also seems to be one contemporary musician (genre: pop-jazz?) recording under the name Stephen Foster. His albums and tracks appear on this page.

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Nelly Was A Lady-Alvin Youngblood Hart
Stephen Foster Lyrics

We have lyrics for these tracks by Stephen Foster:

Beautiful Dreamer Beautiful dreamer, wake unto me, Starlight and dewdrops are …
Camptown Races Well, I came down there with my hat caved in Oh…
Gentle Annie Gentle Annie (Stephen Foster) Thou wilt come no more, gentl…
Hard Times 1. Let us pause in life′s pleasures and count its…
Hard Times Come Again No More 1. Let us pause in life's pleasures and count its…
If you've only got a moustache Oh! all of you poor single men, Don′t ever give up…
Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair I dream of Jeannie with the light brown hair Borne, like…
oh susana I came from Alabama Wid my banjo on my knee, I'm g'wan…
Oh! Susanna Oh I come from Alabama With a banjo on my…
Old Folks at Home Way down upon the Swanee River, Far, far away That's where…
Slumber My Darling Slumber my darling Thy mother is near Guarding they dreams F…

The lyrics are frequently found in the comments by searching or by filtering for lyric videos

Comments from YouTube:

@tablature6121

6y↑10

Beautiful, authentic rendition. Thanks.

@SZABOMUSIC

Thank you!

@carlh.h.2242

1y↑17

Bob Dylan brought me here. Thank you for the lovely rendition of this beautiful song.

@CharlesSzaboPhD

Thanks and thanks for letting me know. From his book?

@carlh.h.2242

1y↑1

@@CharlesSzaboPhD Yes. His words really inspired me to take a deeper look at Stephen Foster. Your version of Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair is likewise outstanding in evoking the simple plaintive beauty of the melody and lyric.

@davidcarter1434

23w↑3

Me too. Dylan brought me here and I was satisfied. One reason Uncle Bobby continues to be a conduit through which the best, most brilliant and unforgettable songs flow, like rivers to the sea, is this: when he hears a song like "Nelly Was A Lady," he doesn't only hear it with his ears. HE HEARS WITH HIS WHOLE HEART AND SOUL. HE'S RIVETED, TRANSPORTED, MADE AND REMADE in that TIMELESS MOMENT. And THEN, PRODIGIOUS AS A MONSOON CLOUD A'BREAKIN', MUSIC AND WORDS, LIKE RIVERS RACING TO THE SEA, flow through him, flooding us with magic most profound. FROM LIP TO EAR the magic flows and we too are riveted, transported, made and remade, again and again. Yeah, I am indebted; great, thanks are in order.

@CharlesSzaboPhD

23w

Awe thanks!❤️

@CharlesSzaboPhD

23w

Thanks ❤️❤️❤️🙏

@paulzendo6079

1y↑31

Bob Dylan named this song in his new book as the most saddest one, he's aware of...

@CharlesSzaboPhD

1y↑1

Thanks I agree. What’s the book called?

@bobhughes2290

1y↑10

@@CharlesSzaboPhD The Philosophy of Modern Song

@paulzendo6079

1y↑1

A nice song indeed , but my personal one is the title track of the French movie LES CHOSES DE LA VIE ( F 1970 ) , sung by Michel Piccoli & Romy Schneider... 😓 ❣️ : 《 La Chanson d'Hélène 》

@coachskil

1y↑6

there should(could) be a "You Tube compendium to supplement this book. Where by you hear the music sung by the referenced artists in his book. The book is a post grad course in the foundations of North American recorded song. I appreciate Dylans take on the subject and I think this gives a glimpse into the mind of the Nobel Laureate in Literature. He is not for everyone, but well worth reading in my opinion.

@coachskil

1y↑1

and a little deep diving https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXoez_ffhRc&list=PLj4aoZ43d9T8drYfs66e96p5DtP9UlDDV

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@jrcvd223

10w↑1

Found this song through Dylan. Wish it were available for purchase on iTunes.

@CharlesSzaboPhD

10w

Are you sure? I thought I put it up everywhere. It’s on Spotify, Apple, Amazon, Deezer and YouTube for sure. Dylan has brought a lot of listeners here. Thanks Bob!

@nanosongs7196

1y↑2

Also got here through Dylan…amazing beauty….

@CharlesSzaboPhD

Thanks. I’ll have to thank Dylan- so many have come!

@jakebentley8105

7y↑8

I'm so glad I found this. I heard it in a Rocky and Bullwinkle episode when I was a kid and never figured out the words!

@SZABOMUSIC

Thanks for your comment!

@davidbuddin2383

1y↑2

I like how you never find out how Nellie died or why she was so special in the first place.

Sadness and ennui for their own sake(s). Beyond great!

@CharlesSzaboPhD

Yes- thanks

@Rikki0

5y↑12

This is the way one might have expected to hear it in a plantation parlor in the mid 1800's. Very original sounding. Huzzah!

@CharlesSzaboPhD

Thanks Rikki

@musingsohara8799

8y↑6

nice gentle voice

@SZABOMUSIC

Thanks!

@dave327ful

1y↑1

A rather sad song, more a recital than a song.

@CharlesSzaboPhD

Yes

@naomichan7214

5y↑4

The beautiful song and the same voice.

@SZABOMUSIC

Naomi Chan thanks!

@CharlesSzaboPhD

5y↑1

Thanks

@lambgaming1347

3y↑3

I read
"Nelly was a lady,
Last night she died,
Toll de bell for lovely Nell,
My dark Virginny bride."
in the book I was reading! It's a Little House book, by Laura Ingalls Wilder, called By The Shores of Silver Lake. Has to be one of the best books series!

@CharlesSzaboPhD

3y↑1

Yes. I didn’t know it was in the book. When I was young our 3rd grade teacher read Little House to our class. Loved it and the TV series too. Thanks

@lambgaming1347

3y↑1

@@CharlesSzaboPhD You're welcome!

@kevinburt8638

4y↑5

Bullwinkle brought me here...

@CharlesSzaboPhD

4y↑1

Thanks. Love that show

@kennethohmert3128

2y↑1

Screen play was written by Alfred E. Smalley. Found his name in the writing/directing credits for a Bob's Big Boy restaurant training film called "Car Hop".

@CharlesSzaboPhD

Thanks- how about that!

@stephanieholcomb9778

51w↑1

The Diary of Mattie Spencer by Sandra Dallas brought me here

@CharlesSzaboPhD

51w↑1

Is it good?

@stephanieholcomb9778

51w↑1

@@CharlesSzaboPhD yes!

@CharlesSzaboPhD

51w

Thanks

@juricamajnaric4898

1y↑2

2023 thank you Bob Dylan

@CharlesSzaboPhD

Did he record this too?

@tom123b

@@CharlesSzaboPhD no. They are referring to the same book as the other commenter.

@2012Ursula

2y↑2

What a lovely interpretation. I read a book about Foster ("Doo-dah!: Stephen Foster and the Rise Of American Popular Culture") that stated or implied how outrageous some folk found "Nelly," because her husband calls her a lady and is obviously heartbroken by her loss. Foster was a man of his time, but his muse, or whatever, rose above racism in this song.

@normancollinsmusic2741

1y↑1

Alvin youngblood Hart version is the best can’t get it on spotify

@CharlesSzaboPhD

I couldn’t find it on YouTube- do you have a link?

@silvestervanderpol8846

1y↑1

@@CharlesSzaboPhD It is now. And it's a good one, for sure.

@CharlesSzaboPhD

Thanks

@davidbuddin2383

Also note "Jeannie with the Light Brown Hair" quote if not mentioned above

@CharlesSzaboPhD

What is the quote you’re talking about?

@felipesha

6y↑2

Tex willer! !

@SZABOMUSIC

why Tex Willer?

@felipesha

6y↑2

SZABO MUSIC the sing appears in one story.

@SZABOMUSIC

Felipe is Tex Willer a tv show?

@felipesha

6y↑3

No, Tex is a very famous western comic story from Italy and it is present in same other countries... Are u from USA? unfortunately i think there is no Tex there...

Well, in a history this sound appears in a saloon, so i came to Youtube to find it!

@SZABOMUSIC

6y↑1

Felipe yes I am from USA. You are from Italy? My daughter went to school at Kent State University in Florence, Italy. Thank you for Tex Willer information.

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