Dixie’s Land (I Wish I Was in Dixie)

O, I [D]wish I was in the land of cotton [G]Old times there are not forgotten

Look aw[D]ay! Look away! Look a[A]way! Dixie [D]Land.

In [D]Dixie Land where I was born in [G]Early on one frosty mornin'

Look aw[D]ay! Look away! Look a[A]way! Dixie [D]Land.

 

O, I [D]wish I was in [G]Dixie! Hoo[Em]ray! Hoo[A]ray!

In [D]Dixie Land I'll [G]take my stand To [D]live and die in [A]Dixie

A[D]way, a[A]way, Away down south in [A]Dixie!

A[D]way, a[A]way, Away down south in [A]Dixie!

 

Old [D]Missus marry Will, the weaver, [G]William was a gay deceiver

Look aw[D]ay! Look away! Look a[A]way! Dixie [D]Land.

But [D]when he put his arm around her He [G]smiled as fierce as a forty pounder

Look aw[D]ay! Look away! Look a[A]way! Dixie [D]Land.

 

O, I [D]wish I was in [G]Dixie! Hoo[Em]ray! Hoo[A]ray!

In [D]Dixie Land I'll [G]take my stand To [D]live and die in [A]Dixie

A[D]way, a[A]way, Away down south in [A]Dixie!

A[D]way, a[A]way, Away down south in [A]Dixie!

 

His [D]face was sharp as a butcher's cleaver But [G]that did not seem to grieve her

Look aw[D]ay! Look away! Look a[A]way! Dixie [D]Land.

Old [D]Missus acted the foolish part And [G]died for a man that broke her heart

Look aw[D]ay! Look away! Look a[A]way! Dixie [D]Land.

 

O, I [D]wish I was in [G]Dixie! Hoo[Em]ray! Hoo[A]ray!

In [D]Dixie Land I'll [G]take my stand To [D]live and die in [A]Dixie

A[D]way, a[A]way, Away down south in [A]Dixie!

A[D]way, a[A]way, Away down south in [A]Dixie!