Swanee

Swanee

Swanee may refer to:

* "Swanee", a song by George Gershwin and Irving Caesar; made popular by Al Jolson
* Suwanee River, misspelled by Stephen Foster in writing "Old Folks at Home".
* Swanee (singer), an Australian rock singer

ee also

* Sewanee
* Suwanee
* Suwannee


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