Hello all,

I am doing a mini-unit comparaing the "Sweet Sunny South" to "Darling Nelly Gray" at a local school in a few days. I found tons of info on DNG, but not a lot on SSS, or, at least, there seem to be many songs by that title. I'm looking for into on the song:

Take me back to the place where I first saw the light
To the sweet sunny south take me home
Where the mockingbirds sing me to rest every night
Oh, why was I tempted to roam?

And so on.

Can anybody tell me from when this song dates? Who wrote it? Was it a minstrel show song?

I'd appreciate your knowledge or sources you can point to.

Thank you,

Jonathan