"Dixie", also known as "Dixie's Land", "I Wish I Was in Dixie", and other titles, is a song about the Southern United States first made in 1859. It is one of the most distinctively Southern musical products of the 19th century.

1916 rendition of Dixie by the Metropolitan Mixed Chorus with Ada Jones and Billy MurrayLyrics (Daniel Decatur Emmett) :I wish I was in the land of cotton,Ol...

Lyrics: O, I wish I was in the land of cotton Old times there are not forgotten Look away! Look away! Dixie Land. In Dixie Land where I was born in Early on one frosty mornin' Look away! Look...

The song "Dixie" was the composed by Daniel Decatur Emmett and acted as an unofficial anthem for the Confederate States of America during the Civil War....

Loved by many, despised by others, “Dixie” is still among the most recognizable of all American songs. Ironically, it was written by a Northerner, Daniel Decatur Emmett. Bryant’s (blackface) Minstrels premiered it in New York City on April 4, 1859.

2019年1月6日 · Despite its origins in the popular music of the North, the song "Dixie" became the unofficial anthem of the Confederacy during the Civil War and still endures as a divisive symbol...

2017年6月8日 · In 1859, the musician and performer Daniel Decatur Emmett composed “Dixie,” a minstrel song that included the now-famous refrain “Away, away, away down south in Dixie!”

Dixie Lyrics: O, I wish I was in the land of cotton / Old times there are not forgotten / Look away! Look away! / Look away! Dixie Land / In Dixie Land where I was born in / Early on one...

(I Wish I Was in) Dixie's Land Lyrics: Oh, I wish I was in the land of cotton / Old times there are not forgotten / Look away! Look away! Dixie Land / In Dixie Land where I was born / Early...

This song is also known as "I Wish I Was in Dixie" or "Dixie's Land." Although this would become an anthem for the Civil War South, with lyrics like "In Dixie Land I'll take my stand to live and die in Dixie," the roots of this song are actually planted in Northern soil.