I Wish I Was In Dixie
Civil War Song Lyrics

The song originated in the blackface minstrel show of the 1850s and quickly grew famous across the United States.

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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1. Drums Of War - Old Bethpage Brass Band
2. Quote - Oliver Wendall Holmes
3. Ashokan Farewell - NA
4. The Battle Cry Of Freedom - NA
5. We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder - NA
6. Dixie/Bonnie Blue Flag - The New American Brass Band
7. Cheer Boys Cheer - The New American Brass Band
8. Angel Band - Russ Barenburg
9. Johnny Has Gone For A Soldier - Jacqueline Schwab
10. Lorena - Jay Ungar
11. Parade - The New American Brass Band
12. Hail Columbia - The New American Brass Band
13. Dixie - Bobby Horton
14. Kingdom Coming - Jay Ungar
15. Battle Hymn Of The Republic - Matt Glaser
16. All Quiet On The Potomic - Jacqueline Schwab
17. Flag Of Columbia - Jacqueline Schwab
18. Weeping Sad And Lonely - Jacqueline Schwab
19. Yankee Doodle - The Old Bethpage Brass Band
20. Palmyra Schottische - The New American Brass Band
21. When Johnny Comes Marching Home - The Old Bethpage Brass Band
22. Shenandoah - John Colby
23. When Johnny Comes Marching Home - M. Manson
24. Marching Through Georgia - J. Ungar
25. Marching Through Georgia(Lament) - Jacqueline Schwab
26. Battle Cry Of Freedom - Jacqueline Schwab
27. Battle Hymn Of The Republic
28. Ashokan Farewell/Sullivan Ballou Letter - Paul Roebling
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1. Ashokan Farewell - Fiddle Fever
2. No More Auction Block - Sweet Honey in the Rock
3. Lincoln and Liberty - Ronnie Gilbert
4. Dixie's Land - US Military Academy Band
5. Southern Soldier Boy - Kathy Mattea
6. Aura Lea - John Hartford
7. Rebel Soldier - Waylon Jennings
8. Follow the Drinking Gourd - Richie Havens
9. Battle Hymn of the Republic (John Brown's Body) - Judy Collins
10. When Johnny Comes Marching Home - US Military Academy Band
11. Was My Brother in the Battle? - Kate McGarrigle
12. Yellow Rose of Texas - Hoyt Axton
13. Run, Mourner, Run - Sweet Honey in the Rock
14. Give Us a Flag - Richie Havens
15. Secesh (Shiloh) - John Hartford
16. Somebody's Darling - Kathy Mattea
17. Old Unreconstructed - Waylon Jennings
18. Vacant Chair - Kathy Mattea
19. Better Times Are Coming - Kate McGarrigle
20. Lorena - John Hartford
21. Marching Through Georgia - Fiddle Fever
22. Hard Times Come Again No More - Kate McGarrigle
23. Oh I'm a Good Old Rebel - Hoyt Axton
24. When Johnny Comes Marching Home - Ronnie Gilbert
25. Taps - Steve Luck
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1. Prologue - Charlie Daniels
2. Brother, My Brother - Michael Scott Lanning
3. Lincoln: The Better Angels of Our Nature - James Garner
4. By the Sword/Sons of Dixie - Broadway All-Stars
5. Tell My Father - Kevin Sharp
6. My Name Is Frederick Douglass - Danny Glover
7. Freedom's Child - Hootie & the Blowfish
8. Missing You (My Bill) - Deana Carter
9. If Prayin' Were Horses - Michael Bell
10. Virginia - Gene Miller
11. Day the Sun Stood Still - Travis Tritt
12. Oh Be Joyful - Broadway All-Stars
13. Frederick Douglass: The Destiny of America - Danny Glover
14. Father How Long? - Michael Bell
15. Reprise: Brother, My Brother - Michael Scott Lanning
16. Nurse's Diary - Linda Eder
17. I Never Knew His Name - Linda Eder
18. Still I Rise - Maya Angelou
19. River Jordan - BeBe Winans
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