Partitura datada nos anos 1900 mostrando catro homes coa cata cara maquillada de negro (en inglés: «Four Men in Blackface») cantan a canción.
***Dixie***, tamén coñecida como '***I Wish I Was in Dixie*** ou ***Dixie's Land***, é unha canción popular estadounidense. Foi composta orixinalmente por un cantante de Ohio chamado Daniel Decatur Emmett, co nome de **Dixie's Land** editada en primeiro lugar por Phillip P. Werlein en Nova Orleáns el 1859. *Dixie* é o nome que se lle da ao sur dos Estados Unidos.

A canción conta a historia dun escravo negro liberado, suspirando pola plantación de algodón na que naceu, faise moi popular baixo o nome de *Dixie*, sendo rapidamente identificada coa imaxe nostálxica e a ideoloxía dos estados sureños. Foi o himno oficioso dos soldados da Confederación durante a Guerra Civil americana, como contrapunto ao «The Battle Hymn of the Republic» dos soldados do Norte.

O estríbello e o primeiro verso son moi coñecidos no sur dos Estados Unidos.

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Versión do 1916 de *Dixie's Land* polo «Metropolitan Mixed Chorus» con Donald Chalmers, Ada Jones e Billy Murray.
Partitura de «Dixie», páxina 1/2
Partitura de «Dixie», páxina 2/2
*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!*
  

***(Estríbello)***  

*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!*
  

**Estríbello**  

*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!*
  

**Estríbello**  

*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!*
  

**Estríbello**  

*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!*
  

**Estríbello**

Outra versión da canción, moito máis belicosa, foi presentada o 1 de abril de 1861 por Albert B. Pikes, mais non quedou na memoria popular:

*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!*
  

***(Estríbello:)***  

*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!*
  

*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 cursed alliance!*
*To arms! To arms! To arms! In Dixie!*
  

**Estríbello**  

*Fear no danger! Shun no labor!*
*Lift up rifle, pike, and sabre!*
*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!*
  

**Estríbello**  

*How the South's great heart rejoices*
*At your cannon's ringing voices!*
*To arms! To arms! To arms! In Dixie!*
*For faith betrayed and pledges broken,*
*Wrongs inflicted, insults spoken,*
*To arms! To arms! To arms! In Dixie!*
  

**Estríbello**   

*Strong as lions, swift as eagles,*
*Back to their kennels hunt these beagles!*
*To arms! To arms! To arms! In Dixie!*
*Cut the unequal bond asunder!*
*Let them hence each other plunder!*
*To arms! To arms! To arms! In Dixie!*
  

**Estríbello**  

*Swear upon your country's altar*
*Never to submit or 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!*
  

**Estríbello**  

*Halt not till our Federation*
*Secures among earth's powers its station!*
*To arms! To arms! To arms! In Dixie!*
*Then at peace, and crowned with glory,*
*Hear your children tell the story!*
*To arms! To arms! To arms! In Dixie!*
  

**Estríbello**  

*If the loved ones weep in sadness,*
*Victory soon shall bring them gladness.*
*To arms! To arms! To arms! In Dixie!*
*Exultant pride soon banish sorrow;*
*Smiles chase tears away tomorrow.*
*To arms! To arms! To arms! In Dixie!*
  

**Estríbello**

Música
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Notas
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1. 1 2  John Spitzer; Ronald G. Walters. "Making Sense of American Popular Song" (pdf) (en inglés). Consultado o 14-04-2012.
2. ↑  Richmond Dispatch, ed. (11-03-1893). "Dixie" (en inglés). Arquivado dende o orixinal o 25-06-2018. Consultado o 14-04-2012.
3. ↑  Albert Pike. "Dixie". *Lyrics and Love Songs* (en inglés). Consultado o 14-04-2012.

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### Ligazóns externas

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* Example version of "Dixie's Land" (MIDI)
* Sheet music for "Dixie's Land" de Historic American Sheet Music Arquivado 16 de maio de 2008 en Wayback Machine. en Duke University.
* Lincoln and Liberty

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* OCLC: 24834871

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