Son needs help with homework. Words for "Dixie"

Southrons, hear your country call you!
Up, lest worse than death befall you!
To arms ! To arms! To arms, in Dixie!
Lo! All the beacon-fires are lighted,
Let all hearts be now united!
To arms ! To arms! To arms, in Dixie!

Advance the flag of Dixie
Hurrah! Hurrah!
For Dixie's land we take our stand,
And live or die for Dixie!
To Arms! To Arms!
And conquer peace for Dixie
To Arms! To Arms
And conquer peace for Dixie

Hear the Northern thunders mutter!
Northern flags in South winds flutter!
To arms ! To arms! To arms, in Dixie!
Send them back your fierce defiance!
Stamp upon the accursed alliance!
To arms ! To arms! To arms, in Dixie!

Advance the flag of Dixie
Hurrah! Hurrah!
For Dixie's land we take our stand,
And live or die for Dixie!
To Arms! To Arms!
And conquer peace for Dixie
To Arms! To Arms
And conquer peace for Dixie

Fear no danger! Shun no labor!
Lift up rifle, pike and saber!
To arms ! To arms! To arms, in Dixie!
Shoulder pressing close to shoulder,
Let the odds make each heart bolder!
To arms ! To arms! To arms, in Dixie!

Advance the flag of Dixie
Hurrah! Hurrah!
For Dixie's land we take our stand,
And live or die for Dixie!
To Arms! To Arms!
And conquer peace for Dixie
To Arms! To Arms
And conquer peace for Dixie

Swear upon our country's altar
Never to submit or to falter,
To arms ! To arms! To arms, in Dixie!
Till the spoilers are defeated,
Till the Lord's work is completed!
To arms ! To arms! To arms, in Dixie!

Advance the flag of Dixie
Hurrah! Hurrah!
For Dixie's land we take our stand,
And live or die for Dixie!
To Arms! To Arms!
And conquer peace for Dixie
To Arms! To Arms
And conquer peace for Dixie
 
Well, lets see... Born and raised in New York State, Married a gal from Florida and am currently living in SC. From what I understand that qualifies me as a GD Yankee.

I probably really shouldn't be responding to this but.....

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>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 in,
early on a frosty mornin',
Look away, look away, look away, Dixie land.

Chorus:

Then 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.

Old Missus marry Will de Weaber,
Will-yum was a gay deceaber,
Look away, look away, look away, Dixie land.

But when he put his arm around her,
smiled as fierce as a forty pounder.
Look away, look away, look away, Dixie land. (Chorus)

Dars buckwheat cakes an' ingen batter,
makes you fat or a little fatter,
Look away, look away, look away, Dixie land.

Den hoe it down and scratch your grabble to Dixie's land
I'm bound to travel,
Look away, look away, look away Dixie land. (Chorus) [/quote]

Schmit
GySgt, USMC(Ret)
NRA Life, Lodge 1201 UOSSS
Born Again Southerner :D
 
http://users.erols.com/kfraser/csongs.htm
I was born 'n' raised in the U.S. of A and got a kick doing your son's homework.
You will find both songs from the previous posts above at this site. The original is from before the war written by a northener. It was adapted and made more of a battle song later.
The author of the original was none to pleased and wrote new words as a parody that never really took off. All 3 songs-Dixie's Land ,Everybody's Dixie and Union Dixie can be found via the above site. By the way tell your son I think he has a great father for helping with his homework.
The South Shall Rise Again! :D
Shalom Pam

ISRAEL
 
Shalom,

Welcome to TFL and thank you so very much for the music (and history) site.

Here's one USAF retiree that believes Israel has the best combat pilots in the world.

Again, welcome, Shalom!
 
Thanks to all! Looked through two encyclopedias (spelling?), World Book and MS Encarta disks. Found when it was written, by whom, and its history, but not the lyrics.

This again proves the people on TFL are some of the best there are.

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John
(formerly johnboy)
 
And the guy who wrote the song was not a Southerner, he was from Ohio. The songs, "My Old Kentucky Home", and "Take Me Back to Old Virginy" were also not writen by Southerners. All three songs were writen for Pre-civil war Minstrel Shows in which white performers dressed up in blackface.

Interesting notes, Dixie was played at both Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis's inauguration. After the surrender at Appotomax, Lincoln ordered the White house band to play the song, saying he had finally reclaimed Dixie.
 
Thanks, you all!

My birthplace is Fort Rucker, Alabama. Surrounded as I am now by DYs, it did me good to read this post. I think I will whistle or hum the tune today - just to drive the DYs up the wall.

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Slowpoke Rodrigo...he pack a gon...

I voted for the Neal Knox 13

I'll see you at the TFL End Of Summer Meet!
 
Just remember snippets. We lived up Nawth then, but my mom grew up on a pecan plantation in South Carolina in the 20s (unchanged from the 1860s), so we heard all about the origin of Hush Puppies, etc.

She used to sing:

'Way down south in de land ob cotton
pigs all dead and tails all rotten
Look away look away, etc.

Then there was the Abolitionist version:

'Way down south in the land of traitors
Rebel hearts and Union haters
Look away . . .

Not the lyrics you'll find in standard references. :)

Still get a thrill ripple through me when I hear the fife and drums belt it out though. The regular band music takes something away from it. Same thing with "Garry Owen".
 
I forgot whose Civil War diary I read but during a quiet period when there was no fighting, a Union band marched up to the river across from the Confederates. They played Dixie and afterwards the rebs cheered. They then played Battle Hymn of the Republic at which the Yanks cheered. Finally, they played a tune (Home, Sweet Home?) loved by both and all cheered.
 
One theory is that it's from 10 dollar notes (dix in French) produced by a bank in New Orleans, and used throughout the south. Another is that it's from the Mason-Dixon line. Yet another is that it wasn't in use before the song. Pick one. ;)

Just did a little more research; one theory is that the Dixie in the song was a minstrel character named Dixie.

Yet another theory is that "the word preserves the name of a kind slave owner on Manhattan Island, a Mr. Dixy."
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Protect your Right to Keep and Bear Arms!

[This message has been edited by Gorthaur (edited May 05, 2000).]
 
We got a winner!!!! It was from the French word . It was pronounced Dixie since most could not pronounce it correctly . Actually it was meant to say New Orleans when a person said " I'm going to Dixie" . After a while it meant the entire south .

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TOM SASS AMERICAN LEGION NRA
 
"Oh, I wish I was in the Land Of Cotton,
My feet stink, and yours are rotten!"

Just another lovely variation of our national anthem. :D
 
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