Written by Daniel Decatur Emmett, 1859. Originally composed for 19th-century minstrel shows and later associated with the American South and the Confederacy. Presented here for its historical significance as part of early American popular music. #shorts #timelesssongs #historicalsong
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Dixie
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Dixie [1859] – Daniel Decatur Emmett | Historical American Song
October 16, 2025
Lyrics and chords
Intro
C | F |
C | G | C |
Verse
I Cwish I was in the land of cotton
FOld times there are not forgotten,
Look aCway, look away, look aGway, Dixie CLand
Verse
In CDixie Land where I was born in
FEarly on a frosty mornin',
Look aCway, look away, look aGway, Dixie CLand
Chorus
I Cwish I was in FDixie, hooDray! hooGray!
In CDixie Land I'll Ftake my stand
To Clive and die in GDixie,
ACway, aGway, aCway down GSouth in CDixie,
ACway, aGway, aCway down GSouth in CDixie
Interlude
C | F |
C | G | C |
Verse
There's Cbuckwheat cakes and Injun batter,
FMakes you fat or a little fatter.
Look Caway, look away, look Gaway, DixieC Land
Verse
Then Choe it down and scratch your gravel,
To FDixie's Land I'm bound to travel.
Look Caway, look away, look Gaway, DixieC Land
Chorus
I Cwish I was in FDixie, aDway! aGway!
In CDixie Land I'll Ftake my stand
To Clive and die in GDixie,
ACway, aGway, aCway down GSouth in CDixie,
ACway, aGway, aCway down GSouth in CDixie