•?4 GOLDEN BOOK THE OK SONGS FAVORITE Revised and Enlarged A Treasury of the Best Song's of Our People (S02 songs, 192 of which are with music) Compiled and edited by JohnW. Beattie Director of Public School Music Grand Rapids, Michig*an William Breach Director of School and Community Music Winston-Salem, North Carolina Mabelle Glenn Director of Public School Music Kansas City, Missouri Walter J.Goodell Composer and Harmonist Chicag*o, Illinois Edgar B. Gordon Bureau of Extension, University of Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin Norman H. Hall llxecutive Secretary, National Week of Song* Chicag-o, Illinois Ernest G. Hesser Director of Public School Music Indianapolis, Indiana E,Jane Wisenall Teacher of Music, Woodward Hig-h School Cincinnati, Ohio (Fifteenth Edition—Revised) HALL & McCREARY COMPANY CHICAGO s . . . j . : Responsive Reading* LEADER: Blessedis the nation whose God is the Lord, And thepeople whom he hath chosenforhis own inheritance. ASSEMBLY: Rig-hteousness exalteth a nation; but sinis a reproachto any people. LEADER: When the righteous arein authority thepeople rejoice; butwhenthewick- ed hea/reth rule, thepeoplemourn If thou hearken dilig&rifly unto the voice ofthe Lord thy Qad, The Lord thy God will set thee onhigh above all nations ofthe earth. Psalms I Unison: We hold these truths to be self-evident: That all men are created equal; . That they are endowedbytheir Creatorwithcertain inalienable rigrhts; That among* these are life,liberty, andthe pursuit of happiness That to secure these rig-hts, g-overnments are instituted amon^ men, deriving* theirjust powers from the consent ofthe g-overned. ' Thomas Jefferson Lincoln's Gettysburg-Address Leader: Fourscore andsevenyears ago ourfathers broughtforthon this conting- ent anew nation, conceived inliberty, and dedicated to thepropositionthatall menare createdequal. ASSEMBLY: Nowwe are eng'ag'ed in a g"reat civilwar, testing*whetherthat nation, or any nationso conceived and sodedicated, can long* endure. LEADER: IVc aremet onagreat battle-field cfthat war. Wehave come to dedicate aportion qfthatfield as afinal resting-plucefor thosewho heregave their lives that that nationmight live. ASSEMBLY: It is altog*ether fit—ting* andproper thatwe—should dothis. But, in alarg*er sens« we cannot dedicate we cannot consecrate we cannot hallow—thisg*round. LEADER: The brave men,livingand dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it far above ourpoorpower to add or detract. ASSEMBLY:Theworldwill little notenorlongremember whatwe say here,butitcannever forg*etwhatthey didhere LEADER: Jtisforus, theliving, rather, to bededicatedhere to the unfinishedwork whichthey whofought here have thusfar so noblyadvanced. — ASSEMBLY:Itisratherforus to be here dedicatedtothe g^reat taskremaining*beforeus idnaX fromthese honoreddeadwetake increased devotiontothat cause for which they g-ave the last full measure ofdevotion; That we here hig'hlyresolve that these dead shall not have died invain; thatthis na- tion,under God, shall have anewbirth offreedom; andthatthe g*overnment ofthe people, bythe people,forthe people, shall not perishfromthe earth. AbrahamLincoln — LEADER: Godhathmade ofone blood allnations ofmen, and wearehis children, brothers and sisters all. ASSEMBLY: "Wearecitizens ofthese United States, andwebelieve our Flag* standsforself- sacrifice for the g-ood of all the people. Wewant,therefore, to betrue citizensof our great country, andwill show our love for her by our works LEADER: Ourcountry doesnotaskus to diefor her welfare; she asksusto livefor her,andsoto live a/nd so to actthathergovernmentmay bepu/re, herfifficers\f honest, andevery corner ofher territoryshall be aplacefitto growthe be^*h menand women, who shall rule over her. MaryMcDowe. — Uniseorny:chTilhde.WFleagm*umsetahnasveunbiuvterosnaelfeldagu*c.aWtieonmusltig*ahltsofohraevveerbuytmionnde,lkanngo*wulaegd*ge*.efoTrheivs- must be thelang*uag'e ofthe Declarationof Independence. WoodrowWilson Pledge To The Flag Ipledg-e allegiancetotheAmericanflag and to the republic for which it stands; One nation, indivisible, with liberty andjustice for all. Copyright 1915,1923 NOTE: All specialarrang-ementsandharnrionizationsas well as ByHall &McCreary Company all orig-inal matter herein are coveredbythe copyrig-ht. There- Made intheU.S.A. fore theycannot beused >vlthout Infring-ement ! . ! America (My Country/TisofThee) Americawaswritten byRev.Samuel F.Smith,a Baptist minister, whowasborninBoston, OctoObneero2f1,Dr1.8S0m8i,tahn'sdfdriieedndNsovweamsbeIr^o1w6e,l1l8M95a.son, the eminent musician. Afriendhad given Mr.Mason alot of German music books. Beingunable to read German the musician took the booksto Dr.Smith and asked him totranslate some of the songs for him Dr. Smithsays: "Turningovertheleaves of thebookone gloomy day in February, 1832, I came acrosstheair,"God savethe King." Ilikedthe music. I glanced attheGermanwords atthefoot of the page. Underthe inspirati<i^^fthemoment Iwentto workand in lialf an hour"America"was the result. Itwa^writte^^'^n a scrap of paptr Ipicked up fromthe ta- ble and the hymn of today issubstantially as'Hywas writtenthat day." Thehymnwasfirst sung at a child^n's Fourt^of July celebrationin ParkStreetChurch, Boston. Itdidnothave greatpopularityuntilthe Cvcfll,War. Sincethenit hasbecome the bestknown andmost frequently sung of anyof^^r liatipnaj^songs. Theoriginofthemusic isuncertain. But onewriteraptly says: "There c^aijt^.mij^ be something more than ordinarily inspiring in an aii]rwhich hasstruck th^^^^pu-i^hsssaf^sRtt ooffttwwo of the great na- tionsofthe earth." Samuel Francis Smith ' V. Henry Carey(?) /I H Withamoderatel/u quickTnotion. , . — — -0—m • * #». s? 21.. MMyycnaoru^nttirvye,c'otuisn-torfyt,htehee,eS,wLeaentdloafntdhoefnloib--belre-ftrye,e,TOhfyntahemeenI^*f'./2's4iojivge"..LaIndlwovheerethmyy 3. Let mu-sicswellthebreezejAndring"fromallthetreesSweetfreedoi^'s song".Letmortal 4. Ourfathers'God,toThee, Author of lib-er-ty. To Thee we smg". Long"mmaayyooiujir ra-.tthheerrssddiieedd!!LLaannddoofftthheePPiill--ge--rrimi'ms'psrnirdied!eRlR--oommeevv--''rrvy mmoouunnttaaiinnssiiddee,,LLeettffrreeeeddoomm Hrinngs""! rooksandrills,ThywoodsandtempledhillsjMyheartwithrapturethrillsLikethat a-bove. tong'uesawakejLet allthatbreathepartake;Letrookstheir silencebreak,Thesoundprolong. landbebrig'htWithfreedom'sho-lylig'ht;Protectus by Thymig-ht,GreatGodourKing! God Bless Our Native Land — (Tune America) God bless our native land. 2. For her our prayers shall rise, Firm may sheever stand To God above the skies, Through stormandnightj On him we wait; When thewild tempests rave, Thou who art ever nigh, Ruler of wind and wave. Guarding with watchful eye, Do thou our country save, To thee aloud we cry; By thy great might God save the state! Charles T.Brooks and John S.Dwight -The Americanos Creed I believe in the United States of America as a Government of the people, by thepeople, for the people,whosejust powers are derived fromtheconsentofthe governed;ademocracy in arepublic; a sovereign nation of states; aperfect union, one and inseparable; established up- on those prmciples of freedom, equality,justice and humanity forwhich Americanpatriots sacrificed their lives and fortunes. obe"yI,Itsthlearwesf;orteo,rbeeslpieecvte iittsisFlmayg,dauntdy ttoo dmeyfecnodunittraygationlsotvealilt;etnoemsiuepsp.o"rt-iWtsilCloinasmtiTtyulteiroPna;gteo —The Star-Spangled Banner TIthwea"sStaorn-tshpeanegvleendinBganofneSre"ptweamsbecro1m3p,o18s1e4d,duunrdienrgthtehefWoallrowofin1g81c2i,rtchuamtsataBnrciteissh: fleetwas anchored in ChesapeakeBay. A Dr. Beanes, anoldresident ofUpper Marlborough*, Mary- land,hadbeen captured by the British and sent as aprisonerto Admiral Cochrane's flag- ship. Francis Scott Key, ayoung lawyer of Baltimore,hearingofthemisfortuneofDr. Beanes, who was his personalfriend, hastenedtotheBritish commander to endeaver to have his friendreleased. The enemywas aboutto attack Fort McHenry, sorefusedto allow Mr. Key andDr. Beanes to return until afterthe fort was captured. Allthroughthe niglitof September13th,the bombardmentwas kept up,and in thelight ofthe^'rock^ts red glare,thebombsbursting inair" theycould seetheAmerican flag still waving overthe old fort. Andwhen, inthe firstraysofdawnof September14th,he still be- heldthe samegloriousbannerwkving fromits accustomed place, Francis Scott Key wrote thewords ofthatwonderful song''The Star Spangled Banner." Thenext dayKeywent ashore,and, aftercopying his poem,showedit to a friend and relative. JudgeNicholson, who sdwits worth and at his suggestion itwas printedS Soon afteritwas adaptedto an old English airknown as''To Anacreon in Heaven',' the compo- sition of whichis creditedto John Stafford Smith,who is supposedtohavewrittenthe mu- sic sometimebetween 1770 and 1775,"The Star-Spangled Banner"was first sungin public by Ferdinand Durang,anactor,inatavernneartheHolidayStreetTheatrein Baltimore, Md . Francis Scott Keywasthe son of John Ross Key,an officeroftheRevolutionaryArmy. Hewas born August 1,1779,and died January11,1843, leaving"The Star-Spangled Banner'* as a monumentto his patrioticspirit^andan inspirationto his countrymen. Francis Scott Key John Stafford Smith With spirit r 1. Oh say!canyousee, bythedawn'searlylig"ht.Whatsoproud-lywe hailed atthe 2. Ontheshore,dimlyseenthro'themists ofthedeep,Wherethefoe'shaug'htyhost in dread §. Oh, thus be it ev-er whenfreemenshallstandBetweentheirlov'dhomes andthe m r twi-lig'ht'slastg-leaming?Whosebroadstripesandbrightstars,thro'theperilous fight,O'erthe si-lence re - pos-es,What is thatwhichthebreeze,o'erthetow-er-ing*steep. As it wars de - so - la-tion! Blest withvi.c-t'ryand peace,maytheheaVn-rescued-landPraisethe A. ram-partswewatch'd,wereso g'al-lant-lystreaming-PAndtherockets'redgrlare, fit - ful-I3' blows,halfcon-ceals,halfdis-clos-es?Nowit catch-es theg"leam of the Pow'rthathath made andpre-servedus a ria-tioni Then con-quer wemust,whenour ! The Star-Spang'led Banner-Continued Chorus bursting" in air, Gaveproofthro'thenig-htthatourflag"wasstillthere.Oh, say,doesthat morning'^firstbeam.Infullg-loryre-flect-ednowshinesonthestream-'TistheStar-spangled causeit is just. And this beour mot-to:"InGod is our trust!'' AndtheStar-spangled m 0- sSttaarr--ssppaann--fgf'lleedd BBaann--nneerrvyeett wwaavvee OO''eerrtthhee llaanndd oofftthheeffrreeeeaannddtthheehhoommeeoofftt]hebrave? Ban-ner, oh, long" may it wave O'erthe land ofthefree andthehomeofthebrave! Ban-ner in triumphshallwave O'erthe land of thefree andthehomeofthebrave irufifi'MrWi^rF T Flag Of The Free Unknown Arr.from Wagner Briskmarchtime JLh f., jiJiM,iJ!J' jJi i i j:'^UJ.Ji J 1. Flag" of thefree, fair-est to see, Bornethro'thestrifeandthethunderofwar; 2. Flag" ofthebrave,long*mayitwave,Chos-en of GodwhileHismig-htweadorejIn f ,i>irft > f ii i i Fine. J:J j 'I ^ J! Ban-nersobrig-ht with star-rylig*ht,Float ev-er proud-lyfrommountaintoshore. Lib-er-ty's van,formanhoodofman, Sym-bol of Rig'htthro'theyearspassing*o'er -dS^.WhilethroHhe sky loudring'sthe cry, Un-ionand Lib-er-ty! one ev.er-more! ^ M L D.S. EmblemofFreedom,hopetotheslave,Spreadthyfairfoldsbuttoshieldandtosave Prideofourcountry, honored a -far, Scat-tereachcloudthatwoulddarkenastar ! ! 6 Columbia the Gem Of The Ocean Columbiathe Gem of the Ocean is of uncertain origin. The melody hasbeenclaimed as of English composition, underthe name of ^'Brittania, the Pride of the^Ocean.'* The text was written atthe request of DavidT.Shaw fora benefit, byThomas a'Becket of the Chestnut Street Theatre, who rearranged and"added the present beginning and ending to it. The date has been.given by the latter as the fall of 1843. THOMAS A'BECKET Majestically rr—rr-xrmu 1. O Co-lum-bia,theg^eirj ofthe o-cean, The home of thebrave andthefree^ 2. Whenwarwing^'ditswide des-o-la-tion, And threaten'dthelandto de-form, 3. The star-spang-led bannerbring*hither, O'erColumbia'struesonslet it wave: rt7 r The shrine ofeachpatriot'sde-vo-tion, A world offershomag-e tothee? The ark thenoffreedom'sfoundation. Co - lumbiarodesafethro'thestorm Maythewreathstheyhavewonneverwither, Noritsstarsceasetoshine onthebrave-. p • m 1 1 •J'-mm. Thy mandates make heroesassemble, When Lib-er-ty's formstandsinview; Withherg-arlandsofvic-Vry a-roui:dher. When soproudlysheboreherbrave crewj Maythy 8erv-ice,u - nit-edne'er sev-er, But holdto theircol-ors so true,- Thy ban-nors maketyr-an-nytremble. When bornebythered,white,andblue ! Withher flag*proudlyfloating*beforeher. The boastofthered,white,andblue The ar-myand na- vy for- ev- er. Threecheersforthered,white,andblue! Whenborne bythe red,white,andbl Whenbornebythered,white^andblue; The boast of the red,white,andblue Theboast ofthe red,whitejandblue Threecheersfor thered,whiteandblue Threecheersfortheredwhiteandblue ! , Columbia The Gem Of The O — CGd/Il Continued Thy banners make tyr-an-ny trem-ble Whenborne by theredjwhite^andblue! With herflag-proudlyfloating"be-fore her, The boast of theredjWhite^andblue! The ar-myand na-vy for-ev - er Threecheers forthered,white^andbluel America, The Beautiful (Tune-^^Materna^O The words of this songwere written in the summer of 1893 by Katherine Lee Bates upon her return from her firsttriptothesummit of Pike's Peak where the opening lines had been inspired by the beautiful view of''spacious skies" and "purple mountain maj - esties'.' They were first printed in a magazine on July4th, 1895 and were soon after set to music. They have been sung to numerous tunes^ but the one given below ^'Ma - ternay by Samuel A.Ward,is thebest known andthe one toWhich "AmericatheBeauti - ful"is at present most often sung. Katherine Lee Bates Samuel A.Ward beau-ti-ful for spaciousskies,For amberwaves of g-rain, Forpur-plemountain beau-ti-ful for pil-g-rimfeetWhosesternimpassion'dstress A thoroughfarefor beau-ti-ful for he-roesproVd In lib - er-at-ing" strife,Whomorethanselftheir beau-ti-ful for pa-triotdreamThatsees beyond the years Thine al - a -bas-ter maaji-- eess-- ''ttiies A " bove the fruit-ed plain A - mer- i -ca! A- mer-i - ca! God fcciroteuen---ditoersmygbl-eolvaeetadm,AAUn-ndcd.rimomsemsre-dtchbyeymwoihlrue--mdteahrann- ntlieefsaesrs.. AAA --- mmmeeerrr---iii ---cccaaa!!! AAA--- mmmeeerrr---iii --- cccaaa!!! MGGaooddy shedHisgrace on 'thee', Andcrownthy g-oodwithbrotherhoodFromseato shining*sea. mendthine evry flaw^ Oon-firmtmhysoulin self-con-trol,Thy lib-er-ty in law, God thy g-old re -fine Till all sue-©ess be no-bleness, And ev.'ryg*ain di - vine, shedHisgracee oonn ttlh^eeee^, AAnnddcrownthyg"oodwithbrootthheerrhnooooddFi^rroommsseeaattoosshining*sea. i . Yankee Doodle WhentheRevolutionaryWarbegan,the colonists had nonationalhymn. We are told that duringthe French and IndianWara Dn Richard Shackburg ina spirit ofdirision gave tothe poorlyclad andawkward colonial soldiersthewords and music of "YankeeDoodle',! tTewlelinntgytyheeamrsitawftaesrtahefsienesmaamretimailltiutnifea.mWenhemanrtchheeydpltaoyveidcittotrhyeatBrLietxisihngwteornetgortehaitslymaumcuhsedde-. ridedtune)whiletheir Britishteachers skulkedbehind fences or soughtrefugein retreat. Andfiveyearsafterthis Cornwallis marchedto thesame tune at Yorktownto surrender his sword andhis armyto GefteralWashington. Littleis known dfthehistory ofthetune oroftheorigin ofits name. No doubtitis sever- al hundredyears old,but authoritiesdisagree asto its origin. One saysthetunewas com- monlyusedbythe Spaniards. Anotherclaimsthe songwas sung by Germanharvesterswho workedinHolland andwho sanga harvest songtothiswellknown air.Whileanothertells usthatthe Puritans of Cromwell's timewereridiculed as"Naukeys"in astanza adapted to this sametune. Theword"Yankee"issometirnesgivenas anIndian corruption oftheword English. Or, as has beensaid,itwas a contemptuous term applied tothe Puritans. Others claim it to be a cant word,expressing excellence,whichoriginated in NewEngland,butwhichfinally came to be appliedtothe people of thatregionas aderisiveepithet. "Doodle^" accordingto the diGtiefi£lfies,hieans atrifling or simple fellow. Thewordswhichwereappliedtothiis tune bythe colonistswere little morethan.mean- ingless doggerel,and are little known now. It is notthe lofty sentimentofthewords, but the catchy, rollickingtune andth^ sacred associations,whichgive this songitsplace a- mong our national.songs. t)r.SHAGKBU|lO Unknown f ^ • -ff ^ ^ • 21.. And' tFhaetrherwaendsIeeweanttdhoowunstaondcammepn,,AA-slornigc*hwaisthSqCuaiprtaeinDGarrovodi'di,n-,AAnnddtwihieartetwheeyswaawsttheed 3. And therewasCaptainWashingrtonUp-on a slapping* stallion, A-g-iv-ing" or-ders 4. And then the feathers on hishat,Theylook^lsbvery fine,ah! I want-edpesk-i- wmi^eirn. aoTnn^dv^bio^^yTsc AAso +t>hi^i/-c.ikr as'^ Vhiaoso-t+-ytr Tp»und/I--d/Iiinn',) Yan-fceeDoo-Milekeepit up, Yan- ev - 'ry day, I wish it couldbe sav-ed. to his men,- I g-uesstherewasa mil-lion, lymto g"et To g-ive to my Je - mi - ma. keeDoodle dan-dy, Mindthe music and thestep,Andwiththeg"irlsbehan-dy. nUpl irM'ilil'liH'ifl'Fli ^ 5. AndLtahregreeIasseae alosgwoafmmpaipnlge.gun, 8. AndHeCakpi'nnd Doa'vcilsaphtahdisa hguann,d on't Upon amighty little cart; And stucka crooked stabbing-iron A load for father's cattle. Upon the little end orit 6. And every time they firedit off. 9.The troopers,too, wouldgallopup It maItdteooaknaoihsoernlikoefpfaotwhdeer'rs;gun ItscAanreddfmiree arilgmhotstinhaolufrtfoacdeesa;th Only a nation louder. To seethem run suchraces. 7. Andthere I see a little keg, 10. It scared me so I hooked it off. Its head all made of leather, Nor stopped, as Iremember, They knockeduporitwith little sticks, Nor turned abouttill I got home. To call the folks together. Lockedup in mother'schamber. ^ Hail, Columbia! The music ofthis song, originallyknown as"TheWashington March',' is generallyattrib- utedto Philip Phile. Itwaswrittenin 1789 as an inaugural m^rch for GeorgeWashington, Thewordswerewritten nineyearslaterbyJoseph Hopkinson fora special occasion- At the time, England and Francewere at war and Americanswere being dividedbytheir sympa- tthhieescofuonrtornieesorbtutheitosthpeurrpofostehewsaescotuontkreieeps.AmNeoriacllaunssiounniistemda.dTehiisntsheinstismofetngtthoaseiwthoenr foofr "Hail,Columbia!"aplace amongournational songs. Joseph Hopkinson Attributed toPHIUP PHILE Mcujestically Hail,Co-lum-bia,hap-ipy land! Hail,yeheroes!heavn-bornband!Whofoughtandbledin Im-mor-talp»-triots!riseoncemore.Defendyourrights,defentlyourshore,Letnorudefoewith Sound,soundthetrumpoffame! Let Wash-ington?sgreatnameRingthrdtheworldwith Be-holdtheChiefwhonowcommands,Oncemoretoservehiscountrystands,Therockonwhichthe Freedom'scause;,,W^hoofoughtandbledinFreedom'scaase,Andwhenthestormofwarwasgone,En' im-pioushand,Let norud«foewith impioushand,In-vadetheshfinewheresacredlies.Of loud applause,Ringthrtftheworldwithloudapplause;Let ev-'ryclimeto free-dom dear stormwillbeat.Therock onwhichthestormwillbeat:Butarmedinvirtufe.firmandtfue,His ffff ffff ff f fifrrrif'ir i i rrrr joyed thepeaceyour val-orWon.Let in-de-pen^deftCebe our boast, Ev- er mind-ful toil and bloodthewellearn'dprizeWhileofftingpeace,sincereandjust. InheaVnweplaced Lis- ten with a joy-ful ear. Withe-qualskill,withGod-likepow'r,Hegovernsin the hopesarefixedonheavViandyou.Whenhompewassinkingindisma^^Whengloomobscur'dCo Of US 4j s J — Ithng o "5 what it cost; Ev-er grate-ful for the prize, Let its al tar reachtheskies. mfeaanrl-yfutirhuosutT.OTfhahtoTrrrutihdawnadrJ;usotrigceuiwdielslpwrietvhaiela,sAenTdheve'hrayppsicehremtiemoefsboofnhdoangeesftapiela.cefp.* united,. lumbia'sday,Hissteadymind,fromchangesfree,Resolv*dondeathorliber-ty. let usbe,Rallyingroundourliber-ty;Asabandofbrothersjoined,Peaceandsafety weshallfind 10 Dixier wasDwirxiiteteLnanbdy',D'anoirel'DiDx.ieE',m'maesttit,isofgOehnieor.allIync1a8l5l9e,dM,rt.hEemmmoestttpwoapsulaarmoefmtbheersoofn"gBsryoafntth'esSoMuitnh-, strels," then playing inN^wYork. One Saturday eveninghewas asked by Mr.Bryant to furn- ish anew song to beused inthe performances the following week. OnMondaymorningMr. Emmett tookto the rehearsalthe words andmusic of"Dixie", The songsoonbecamethe fa- vorite all overthe land. In 1860,anentertainmentwas given inNew Orleans.The leaderhad some difficultyin selecting a march forhis chorus. Aftertrying several he decided upon 'Dixie'.' Itwastakenup bythe people, sunguponthe streets and soon carried tothe battle- fieldMsa,nwyhedrieffeitrebnetcwaomredsthweergerewartititnesnpitroatthieontaulnes.ongThofostehebySoAultbheerrtnPAikrem,yo.f Arkansas,were muchused and are, perhaps,the mostworthyof mention. Like"Yankee Doodle',' (withwhich it holds a close place), theoriginal wordsof"Dixie" vcooimcpeannioognr,eaittspantortieostisctisrerendtitmheenth,eaarntdstahnedmucrsyisctalislinzoetd osfoualslowfhtyocfhoaruagchtterf.or tYheet,"Flilkaegiotsf DixieV Today, to the music of thesetwo strange songs, there echoes the tread of aunited peo- ple whose hearts are moved alikebythe stirring strains, and who as theylistenare ready to say with uplifted hands, bared brows, and reverent lips, "We give our heads and our hearts to God, andourCountry." Dan D. Emmett 1. I wish I was in de land ob cot-ton, 2. Dar's buck-wheat cakes an' In-g-en bat-ter, I i Oldtimes dar am not forg-otterijLooka-way! Looka-way! Looka-way!mDixie Makesyou fat,ora lit-tie fatter,Looka-way! Looka-way! Looka-way! Dixie i > * * i Land. In Dix - ie Land whar I was born in, Bar-ly on one Land. Den hoe it down an' scratchyour grabble,To Dix- ie Land I'm f > > >