My mother sometimes said "Swanee" but more often said, "I swan". I knew that it was short for Swanee. Trouble was, I never really knew what it meant. I realized what the intent was but had no clue where it came from. P. Mitchell -----Original Message----- From: Abinadab@aol.com <Abinadab@aol.com> To: TNUNION-L@rootsweb.com <TNUNION-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, September 25, 1999 2:18 PM Subject: Re: Old sayings >My mom used to say "I swan to goodness" all the time. I thought perhaps >"swan" meant "swear unto" as in "I swear unto goodness your room is a mess." >Never heard her say "Swanee," however. But I am so, so thrilled to hear about >something similar. I wondered for years if I'd just imagined her saying that, >not having heard anything like it ... until now. >Jim > > >==== TNUNION Mailing List ==== >Volunteers are always welcome at the Union County TnGenWeb Site. Also check at the TnGenWeb main site. Lots of resources there. Maybe you can help out by transcribing some records. > >