- Old Folks is a 1938 popular song and jazz standard composed by Willard Robison with lyrics by Dedette Lee Hill.
- The lyrics tell of an old man nicknamed Old Folks, his Civil War service, his habit of smoking a yellow cob pipe, and the prospect of death.
- It was first released in 1938 as a single by Larry Clinton and His Orchestra with Bea Wain on vocals, reaching No. 4 on the charts; around that time Mildred Bailey and Bing Crosby recorded it as well.
- The tune became a jazz staple with many notable versions, including Don Byas (1946), Ben Webster (1951), and the most famous jazz interpretation by Miles Davis on Someday My Prince Will Come (1961).
- It remains a popular jazz standard performed in a slow, ballad style; the original key is F major and the form is A1-A2-B-A2.
