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Definition of Old Folks at Home from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Old Folks at Home

/ˌəʊld fəʊks ət ˈhəʊm/

/ˌəʊld fəʊks ət ˈhəʊm/

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a popular US song written in 1851 by Stephen Foster. It is now the official state song of Florida, and it begins:“Way down upon the Swanee River,Far, far away,There's where my heart is turning ever,There's where the old folks stay.”

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