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Music <br> <br> <br> 10 <br> <br> <br> DIXIE’S LAND <br> <br> <br> I wish I was in th’ land of cotton, <br> Old times there are not forgotten, <br> Look away! Look away! Look away! Dixie Land. <br> In Dixie Land where I was born in, <br> Early on one frosty morning, <br> Look away! Look away! Look away! Dixie Land. <br> <br> <br> Old Missis married “Will th’ weaver,” <br> William was a gay deceiver; <br> Look away! Look away Look away! Dixie Land. <br> But when he put his arm around’er, <br> He smiled as fierce as a forty pounder, <br> Look away! Look away Look away! Dixie Land. <br> <br> <br> His face was sharp as a butcher’s cleaver, <br> But that did not seem to grieve’r; <br> Look away! Look away Look away! Dixie Land. <br> Old Missis acted th’ foolish part, <br> And died for a man that broke her heart, <br> Look away! Look away Look away! Dixie Land. <br> <br> <br> Now here’s a health to th’ next old Missis, <br> An’ all the girls that want to kiss us; <br> Look away! Look away Look away! Dixie Land. <br> But if you want to drive ‘way sorrow, <br> Come and hear this song tomorrow, <br> Look away! Look away Look away! Dixie Land. <br> <br> <br> There’s buckwheat cakes and Indian batter, <br> Makes you fat or a little fatter; <br> Look away! Look away Look away! Dixie Land. <br> Then hoe it down and scratch your gravel, <br> To Dixie’s land I’m bound to travel, <br> Look away! Look away Look away! Dixie Land. <br> <br> <br> Then I wish I was in Dixie, Hooray! Hooray! <br> In Dixie Land I’ll take my stand, <br> To live and die in Dixie, <br> Away, away, away down south in Dixie, <br> Away, away, away down south in Dixie. <br> <br> <br> Take a little common-sense; <br> Mix it with some sand; - <br> There’s a combination that <br> Can conquor sea or land! <br> <br> <br> If worry comes a-worrying <br> She’ll camp right by - if you sigh: <br> But off she’ll go a-hurrying <br> And ne’er come nigh - should she spy <br> A smile and a twinkle in your eye! <br>