No, "Oh Lordy" is just an old-time way of saying "Oh God."
And "old folks" could mean his parents or simply refer to all the people he knew in his hometown.
Oh Lordy, how my heart grows weary, far from the old folks at home.
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This is a sentence in the song "Swanee River.
Q1: " What is the meaning of "Lordy" here? Is Lordy one of his friends' name?
Q2: Who are 'the old folks'? Are they the songwriter's father and mother?
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