“Gone are the days when my heart was young and gay, Gone are my friends from the cotton fields away, Gone from the earth to a better land I know, I hear their gentle voices calling Old Black Joe.” KnowsHeartEarthYoungBlackVoiceGoneLandFieldsMy HeartCallingGayMy FriendsGentleCottonCotton Fields Book:Stephen Foster & Co: Lyrics of America's First Great Popular Songs Source: Stephen Foster & Co: Lyrics of America's First Great Popular Songs