In the scene where Ashley Wilkes, Rhett Butler, and Dr. Meade come into Mellie's from their night at the shanty-town, drunk, what song are they singing? The only line I can catch is "All the darkies am a-singing..."

Great film, in my opinion. Looks wonderful in HD, and makes me sorry I didn't watch the DVD at all when I bought it. Thankfully, I found the desire to buy the collector's set at a great price, and sat down to enjoy it. They don't make 'em like this any more...pity.

Thanks for any help -

Kegan
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On second viewing, it may be "Swanee River."
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Thats actually called "old folks at home" isn't it? by Stephen Foster. I live not too far from the Suwannee River and Stephen Foster never even saw it.
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Here ya go:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Folks_at_Home
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I have not seen the movie in about 30 years but it might be a segment from the original Old Man River.
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I actually just checked it, and it doesn't appear in the lyrics, but who knows?

I've got a feeling Foster didn't see a lot of what he wrote. I read once, however, that he was found dead in Pittsburgh, PA with a few cents in his pocket and handwritten lyrics to "Hard Times Come Again No More." Now that's tragic bordering on maudlin lol

I first heard it on The Flintstones, myself...way down upon the Stony River :-)
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As for Ol Man River, that was written in 1927, according to online sources.
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Ashley and Rhett are singing “My Old Kentucky Home” Stephen Foster 1852. Although most of the song is garbled, they sing this line as Rhett sets Ashley in the chair: “wherever the darkies may go.” Of course, the lyrics have changed since then.
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I have a pithy response that I'll post in 2040. :-)
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The Kentucky Derby still uses "My Old Kentucky Home" as their official song of the race. But for thirty plus years now, only the first verse is played and sung.

It's not easy to even look up the other verses online, they've been semi erased from history.
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It's no "Zip a Dee Doo Dah". :-)
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