Classic and Contemporary Poetry
DIXIE, by ANONYMOUS First Line: Dis world was made in jis' six days Last Line: "look away, look away, look away, dixie land" Subject(s): African Americans - Song & Music;black Songs;southern States; Negro Spirituals;south (u.s.) | ||||||||
Dis world was made in jis' six days An' finished up in various ways. Look away! look away! look away! Dixie land! Dey den make Dixie trim and nice, And Adam called it "Paradise." Look away! look away! look away! Dixie land! Chorus Den I wish I was in Dixie; hooray, hooray! In Dixie land we'll take our stand To lib and die in Dixie. Away, away, away down south in Dixie; Away, away, away down south in Dixie. I wish I was in the land of cotton, 'Simmon seed and sandy bottom: 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. Old missus marry "Will de Weaber." William was a gay deceiber; Look away, look away, look away, Dixie land. When he put his arm around 'er He smiled as fierce as a forty-pounder; Look away, look away, look away, Dixie land. His face was sharp as a butcher's cleaber, But dat did not seem to grieb her; Look away, look away, look away, Dixie land. Old missus acted de foolish part, And died fer de man dat broke her heart; Look away, look away, look away, Dixie land. Now here's A health to the nex' old missus And all de gals dat want to kiss us; Look away, look away, look away, dixie land. But if you want to drive away sorrow, Come and hear dies song tomorrow; Look away, look away, look away, Dixie land. Dar's buckwheat cakes and Injun batter, Makes you fat er a little fatter; Look away, look away, look away, Dixie land. Den hoe it down an' scratch your grabbel, To Dixie's land I'm bound to trabbel; Look away, look away, look away, Dixie land. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE MYSTIC RIVER by GALWAY KINNELL ENTERING THE SOUTH by LUCILLE CLIFTON SNAPSHOTS OF THE COTTON SOUTH by FRANK MARSHALL DAVIS JULY IN GEORGY by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON O SOUTHLAND! by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON MY SOUTH: 1. ON THE PORCH by DONALD JUSTICE MY SOUTH: 3. ON THE FARM by DONALD JUSTICE TIS A LITTLE JOURNEY by ANONYMOUS |
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