I love that song. We used to sing it in elementary school. (I still have the raggedy old book.)
I attended elementary school in Fairlington, Va. for a semester during WWII where we sang it (also pledged allegiance to the flag {old version}, and quoted the Lord’s prayer).
I think I still have that old Blue Book of songs, “Way Down Upon the Swanny River” “Old Black Joe”, “Dixie”, “Home Sweet Home”, all those longing for the South songs I sang as a child.