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> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-foster/gone-are-the-days-when-my-heart-was-young-and-gay-gone-are-my-friends/)

[Stephen Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-foster/)

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## More by Stephen Foster

> [Beautiful dreamer, wake unto me, starlight and dewdrop are waiting for thee.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-foster/beautiful-dreamer-wake-unto-me-starlight-and-dewdrop-are-waiting-for/)

[Stephen Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-foster/)

> [You may wonder, 'How can I leave it all behind if I am just coming back to it? How can I make a new…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-foster/you-may-wonder-how-can-i-leave-it-all-behind-if-i-am-just-coming-back/)

[Stephen Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-foster/)

> [I sought to reform minstrelsy among refined people by making words suitable to their taste, instead of the trashy and really offensive words which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-foster/i-sought-to-reform-minstrelsy-among-refined-people-by-making-words/)

[Stephen Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-foster/)

> [Dear Sir: I will wish to establish my name as the best Ethiopian songwriter. But I am not encouraged in undertaking this as long…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-foster/dear-sir-i-will-wish-to-establish-my-name-as-the-best-ethiopian/)

[Stephen Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-foster/)

> [Gone are the days when my heart was young and gay, Gone are my friends from the cotton fields away, Gone from the earth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-foster/gone-are-the-days-when-my-heart-was-young-and-gay-gone-are-my-friends/)

[Stephen Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-foster/)

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