Dixie - Anthem of the Confederate States of America

1916 rendition of Dixie by the Metropolitan Mixed Chorus with Ada Jones and Billy Murray

Lyrics (Daniel Decatur Emmett) :

I wish I was in the land of cotton,
Old times there are not forgotten;
Look away! Look away! Look away, Dixie's Land!
In Dixie's Land where I was born in,
Early on one frosty morning,
Look away! Look away! Look away, Dixie's Land!

(chorus)
Then I wish I was in Dixie! Hooray! Hooray!
In Dixie's Land I'll take my stand, to live and die in Dixie!
Away! Away! Away down South in Dixie!
Away! Away! Away down South in Dixie!

Old Missus married "Will the Weaver";
William was a gay deceiver!
Look away! Look away! Look away, Dixie's Land!
But when he put his arm around her,
Smiled as fierce as a forty-pounder!
Look away! Look away! Look away, Dixie's Land!

(chorus)

His face was sharp as a butcher's cleaver;
But that did not seem to grieve her!
Look away! Look away! Look away, Dixie's Land!
Old Missus acted the foolish part
And died for a man that broke her heart!
Look away! Look away! Look away, Dixie's Land!

(chorus)

Now here's a health to the next old missus
And all the gals that want to kiss us!
Look away! Look away! Look away, Dixie's Land!
But if you want to drive away sorrow,
Come and hear this song tomorrow!
Look away! Look away! Look away, Dixie's Land!

(chorus)

There's buckwheat cakes and Injin batter,
Makes you fat or a little fatter!
Look away! Look away! Look away, Dixie's Land!
Then hoe it down and scratch your gravel,
To Dixie's Land I'm bound to travel!
Look away! Look away! Look away, Dixie's Land!

(chorus)

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[nccountrygirl1762]

I Love the United states Of America...I don't call people names, but I am Damn proud to be from the South

[RidingBesideMe]

@MikeJGallagherJr

True. Keep in mind, when the slaves were freed, even Robert E. Lee praised it as being an ultimately good thing. Racism remained just as stupid on either side.

[cosmictimes]

@RocknRollClown5150 So says the i-pod generation.

[rblclan]

@RidingBesideMe RACISM IS NOT STUPID BLACK PEOPLE ARE STUPID

[RocknRollClown5150]

No wonder they lost, if my troops marched to this we'd get are ass' whooped. 

[HickorysMaster]

VIVA MEXICOOOOOOOO NIGGA.

[blackusa1]

TOP

[DremordDrale]

@nccountrygirl1762 HEY YA GOD DAMN REDNECK

[istillbdaman]

take ur azz to dixie and sove that cotton up ur azz

[Trance1972]

@woods8870

Oh I know. Most people in the South were dirt poor and had only the clothes on their back. What I was referring to was the 'northern snobbery' who chastised the South for having slaves, but wasen't above purchasing goods made by those same slaves

[woods8870]

@Trance1972 only 6 pecent had slaves