Posted by rfvv on Friday, November 4, 2016 at 11:17pm.
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? •English - Writeacher, Saturday, November 5, 2016 at 8:24am
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.
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Thank you for your explanation.
Lordy seems to be used as an interjection. If we add y at the end of "Lord," what diffference does it have?
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