Dixie Land

Dixie Land

Confederate SongDaniel Decatur Emmett- 1859

O, I wish I was in the land of cottonOld times there, and not forgottenLook away! Look away! Look away! Dixie LandIn Dixie Land where I was born inEarly on one frosty mornin'Look away! Look away! Look away! Dixie LandChorus: O, I wish I was in DixieHoray! Horay!For Dixie Land I'll make my standTo live and die in DixieAway, away, away, down South in Dixie

Ole Missus marry Will, the weaverWilliam was a gay decieverLook away! Look away! Look away!Dixie LandBut when he put his arm around herHe smiled as fierce as a forty pounderLook away! Look away! Look away!Dixie land.Chorus:

His face was as sharp as a butcher's cleaverBut that did not seem to grieve herLook away! Look away! Look away!Dixie Land.Ole Missus acted the foolish partAnd died for a man that broke her heartLook away! Look away! Look away!Dixie LandChorus: