Dixie
Daniel Decatur Emmett, 1859
Mandolin tablature by
Elizabeth T. Knuth, 1998
Key: C
Verse:
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1a. I wish I was in the
1b. In Dix - ie land where
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land of cot - ton; Old times there are
I was born in, Ear - ly on a
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not forgotten. Look a - way! Look a -
fros - ty morning, Look a - way! Look a -
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way! Look a - way! Dixie
way! Look a - way! Dixie
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land.
land.
Chorus:
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Then I wish I was in
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Dix - ie. Hoo - ray! Hoo -
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ray! In Dix - ie's land I'll
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take my stand to live and die in
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Dix - ie. A - way, A -
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way, A - way down south in
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Dix - ie. A - way, A -
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way, A - way down south in
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Dix - ie!
2. Old Missus marry Will the weaver;
William was a gay deceiver.
Look away! Look away! Look away! Dixie Land.
But when he put his arm around her,
He smiled as fierce as a forty-pounder
Look away! Look away! Look away! Dixie Land.
Chorus
3. His face was sharp as a butcher's cleaver,
But that did not seem to grieve her.
Look away! Look away! Look away! Dixie Land.
Old Missus acted the foolish part,
And died for a man that broke her heart.
Look away! Look away! Look away! Dixie Land.
Chorus
4. 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 Land.
But if you want to drive 'way sorrow,
Come and hear this song to-morrow.
Look away! Look away! Look away! Dixie Land.
Chorus
5. There's buckwheat cakes and Injun batter,
Makes you fat or a little fatter.
Look away! Look away! Look away! Dixie Land.
Then hoe it down and scratch your gravel;
To Dixie Land I'm bound to travel.
Look away! Look away! Look away! Dixie Land.
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