The National tribune., 1895-02-28
CHORUS.

CHORUS.
Den wish was in Dixie hoorayi hoorayi
Ia Dixie land III took my stand. to lib an die In
Away. away. away down South in Dixie.
Away, away, away down South in Dixie.
was gay deceaber;
Look away. look away. look away, Dixie land
But when he put his arms around her. he smiled
as fierce as "a forty FOUNDER.
Look away, look away, look away. Dixie land.
His face was sharp as a butchers cleaber but dat
did not seem TO greab err
Look away. look away, look away. Dixie land.
Old missus acted dc foolish part, and died for O
man dat broke her heart;
Look away, look away, look away, Dixie land.
Now here's health to de next old missus. an all
de gals dat want 10 kiss us;
Look away, look away, look away. Dixie land.
But if you want to drive way sorrow, come and
hear dis song Tomorrow;
Look away. look away, look away, Dixie land.
Oars buckwheat cakes an Ingin batter. makes
you fat or little fatter;
Look away. look away, look away, Dixie land.
Den hoe il down an scratch your grabbe, to Dixies
land Pm bound TO irabble;
Look away. look away, look away, Dixie land.
Strange to say, nine tenths of the best songs
known as Southern melodies were written by
Northern men, and the Southern soldiers
during the war were keen enough to seize
Dixie" and appropriate il as their most cap
tivating air. Foster, an Ohio man, wrote moro
of the genuinely beautiful plantation songs
than any man in his line, his three best compo-
sitions being " Old Folks at Home" "My Old
Kentucky Home" Good Night" and ''Massa's
in de Cold Ground" Foster like all Northern
men who have written similar songs, did not
understand thoroughly the negro dialect, but
his ideas were all right, aud his compositions
were full of sentiment and patbos. Of all the
Gas 49, Il. 1r
Kentucky, easily takes first rank. His +" Roll
out-Heave dat Cotton" river steamboat
song, is perhaps his most clever effort.
Foster fell into the error of making the negro
say "Massa" instead Of "Marster." Some OF
the old slaves brought directly from Africa
doubtless pronounced the word Massa" and
perhaps small percentage of the coast negroes
may have done SO. but the average darby says
Marster," with broad accent, and his abb
brevistion in the days Of slavery was always
Mars"
So far as known none OF the Ministries Of the
Southern army during the war are now living.
The most celebrated organization of the kind
in the Confederate army known as :" The
Fitz Lee Minstrels." Although the name wa.
complimentary to Gen. Fitzhugh Lee. several
years since the Governor of Virginia, they
were most of the time with Stewards Cavalry.
Sam Sweeney was the leading man in the
troupe, and he was noted banjo picker. Old
Joe Sweeney is credited with having been the
first man who really brought the banjo into
prominence in this country. There had been
rude instruments called banjos among the
negroes of the South. and, considering the In.
struments, some wonderful music was made on
them.
Emmetts full name is Daniel Decatur EN-
NETT. but he seldom uses the middle initial.
His father was in the war with Decatur, and
named him after that celebrated man. The
venerable minstrel simply signs himself Dan
Emmett, which was his old stage name.