(I Wish I Was in) Dixie’s Land
Daniel Decatur Emmett
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(I Wish I Was in) Dixie's Land by Daniel Decatur Emmett
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“Dixie” was written on a cold rainy March morning in New York in 1859. It was written for a blackface minstrel show, and it quickly became popular in the north. It didn’t take hold in the south until 1861 as the Confederate States searched for their own anthem.
The lyrics were written in the minst...
(I Wish I Was in) Dixie’s Land Lyrics
Oh, I wish I was in the land of cotton
Old times there are not forgotten
Look away! Look away! Look away! Dixie Land
In Dixie Land where I was born
Early on one frosty morn'
Look away! Look away! Look away! Dixie Land
I wish I was in Dixie, Hooray! Hooray!
In Dixie 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
Away, away, away down south in Dixie
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
I wish I was in Dixie, Hooray! Hooray!
In Dixie 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
Away, away, away down south in Dixie
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
I wish I was in Dixie, Hooray! Hooray!
In Dixie 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
Away, away, away down south in Dixie
Now here's a health to the next old Missus
An all the girls 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 tomorrow
Look away! Look away! Look away! Dixie Land
I wish I was in Dixie, Hooray! Hooray!
In Dixie 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
Away, away, away down south in Dixie
(I Wish I Was in) Dixie’s Land Q&A
Who wrote (I Wish I Was in) Dixie’s Land's ?
(I Wish I Was in) Dixie’s Land was written by Daniel Decatur Emmett.
When did Daniel Decatur Emmett release (I Wish I Was in) Dixie’s Land?
Daniel Decatur Emmett released (I Wish I Was in) Dixie’s Land on Sat Mar 19 1859.
What did Daniel Decatur Emmett say about "(I Wish I Was in) Dixie's Land"?
Emmett supported the Union cause during the Civil War, and reportedly told a fellow minstrel performer:
If I had known to what use [Southerners] were going to put my song, I will be damned if I’d have written it.