The Old Plantation

The Old Plantation - Duke Ellington & His Orchestra

There's an old plantation in the beautiful south

On that old plantation are the folks

I'm longing to see

There's an old log cabin in the beautiful south

In that old log cabin there's a sweetheart

Waiting for me

But it won't be long

Till I hear that song

Ringing in the fields of cotton

Oh how I'll rejoice

When I hear that voice

Singing you're not forgotten

There's an old plantation in the beautiful south

On that old plantation that's the place

I'm longing to be