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I's Gwine Back to Dixie

by Uncle Dave Macon

on Classic Sides 1924-1938 (2004)

I'se gwine back to Dixie, no more I'm gwine to wander
I'se gwine back to Dixie, can't stay here no longer
I miss the old plantation, my home and my relations
My heart's turned back to Dixie and I must go

I'se gwine back to Dixie, I'se going back to Dixie
I'm going where the orange tree blossoms grow
I hear the children calling, I see the sad tears falling
My heart's turned back to Dixie and I must go

I've hoed the fields of cotton, I've worked upon the river
I used to think if I'd get off, I'd never go back, no never
But time has changed the old man, his head is bending low
His heart's turned back to Dixie and I must go

I'se gwine back to Dixie, I'se going back to Dixie
I'm going where the orange tree blossoms grow
I hear the children calling, I see the sad tears falling
My heart's turned back to Dixie and I must go

I miss my hog and hominy, my pumpkin and red gravy
My appetite is fading, so settle Uncle Davy
If my friends forsake me, I pray the lord to take me
My heart's turned back to Dixie and I must go

I'se gwine back to Dixie, I'se going back to Dixie
I'm going where the orange tree blossoms grow
I hear the children calling, I see the sad tears falling
My heart's turned back to Dixie and I must go