Georgia On My Mind
1939LYRICS
Georgia, Georgia
The whole day through
Just an old sweet song keeps
Georgia on my mind, Georgia on my mind
Georgia, Georgia
A song of you
Comes as sweet and clear as moonlight
Through the pines
Other arms reach out to me
Other eyes smile tenderly
Still in peaceful dreams, I see
The road leads back to you
Georgia, Georgia
No peace I find
Just an old sweet song keeps
Georgia on my mind
Georgia, Georgia, Georgia
The whole day through
Just an old sweet song keeps
Georgia on my mind, Georgia on my mind
Georgia, Georgia, Georgia
A song of you
Comes as sweet and clear as moonlight
Through the pines
Other arms reach out to me
Other eyes smile tenderly
Still in peaceful dreams, I see
The road leads back to you
Georgia, Georgia, Georgia
No peace I find
Just an old sweet song keeps
Georgia on my mind
SONG NOTES
In compositions of the 1920s and 1930s, people and places were often inextricable. Explore this song in-depth in our exhibit Significant Others.
Popular singer Ethel Waters is thought to have been part of the queer scene in Harlem, tying into the themes of our exhibit Hearing the Queer Past.
RECORD LABEL
Victor
LANGUAGE
English
CITATION
Victor matrix BS-041554. Georgia on my mind / Edward Mallory Orchestra ; Ethel Waters. 1939. In Discography of American Historical Recordings. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200039431/BS-041554-Georgia_on_my_mind.