Way Down in Old Car'lina A New Etheopian Melody Dedicated to the Readers of Uncle Tom's Cabin. Anonymous Published by J. C. Beckel Philadelphia: 1852. Source -- Music for the Nation: American Sheet Music, The Library of Congress.

Way down in old Car'lina     whar de Palmetto grow, Dar I woo'd and won a maiden     dark as Ebon Dinah Crow. Joyfully we lib'd togeder     Sweet contentment bless'd de spot, And de little crow a cawing     O dat was a happy cot. Way down in old Car'lina     whar de Palmetto grow, Dar I woo'd and won a maiden     dark as Ebon Dinah Crow. Mournfully our hopes have perish'd     Joy has vanish'd from de spot, Fader, Moder, Sister, Broder,     All must leave dat happy cot. Way down in old Car'lina,     Whar de Palmetto grow, Dar I woo'd and won a maiden,     Dark as Ebon Dinah Crow. Darky hab no heart and libber,     Darkly hab no soul you know, Darky am a beast ob burden     In to bondage he must go. Way down in old Car'lina,     Whar de Palmetto grow, Dar I woo'd and won a maiden,     Dark as Ebon Dinah Crow. But a better day am coming     Soon to change our mournful lot, Parted now we'll meet for ebber     In dat happy heav'nly cot.