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Old Folks at Home (also known as Swanee Ribber or Suwannee River) is a minstrel song written by Stephen Fosterin 1851. It is the official state song of Florida. Written for performance by the New York blackface troupe Christys Minstrels, the song, Old Folks at Home, has E. P. Christy, the troupes leader, appearing as its creator on early printings of the sheet music. Christy had paid Foster to be credited, something Foster himself had suggested though later regretted. As the official state song of Florida, it has traditionally been sung as part of a Florida governors inauguration ceremony. However, over time, the lyrics were progressively altered to be less offensive. But finally this song became very popular.