Posted by Jeff Joos on 5/7/2006, 12:41 pm, in reply to "Re: Florida song?I want to wake up in Florida"
I also learned this at Cedar Hills Elementary in Jax in the early 60's and it has gotten to be an earworm with me lately at least the tag line "drifting back to Florida where the orange blossoms grow and I was curious to the rest of the lyrics thanks for bringing back old memories-Previous Message--
: I learned this song in elementary
: school in the 60's and have always
: remembered it -- at least my
: version. The first part I know as
: the same and then I always sang: I
: want to wake up, in the orange
: groves, where the children used to
: roam...And go drifting back to
: Florida, where the orange blossoms
: grow.
: Anyway--I've never forgotten this
: song, but haven't heard of it since,
: so I was delighted to see these
: messages when I finally decided to
: look it up!!! My best to all.
:
: --Previous Message--
: Hi!
: I'm not sure if anyone can
: help...but
: I'm trying to find information on
: a song that goes: I want to wake
: up in /Florida where the orange
: blossoms grow... where the sun
: comes peeping into where I'm
: sleeping and the song birds say
: hello...I want to wander through
: the orange groves where the
: children used to roam....and I'll
: make my home in florida, where the
: orange blossoms grow.
: If anyone knows different words or
: who wrote it or when or where I
: could find the sheet music I'd be
: ever so grateful!!
: Thanks!
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