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Artist: Tennessee Ernie Ford
Canonical path: /tennessee-ernie-ford/union-dixie
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Union Dixie
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Union Dixie
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Away down south in the land of traitors
Rattlesnakes and alligators
Right away (come away)
Right away (right away)
Come away
Where cotton’s king and men are chattles
Union boys will win the battles
Right away (come away)
Right away (right away)
Come away
We’ll all go down to dixie
Away, away
Each dixie boy must understand
That he must mind his uncle sam
Away, away
We’ll all go down to dixie
Away, away
I wish I was in baltimore
I’d make secession traitors roar right away
Right away (come away)
Right away (right away)
Come away
We'll put the traitors all to route
I'll bet my boots we'll whip 'em out
Right away (come away)
Right away (right away)
Come away
We'll all go down to dixie
Away, away
Each dixie boy must understand
That he must mind his uncle sam
Away, away
We'll all go down to dixie
Away, away
We'll all go down to dixie
Away, away
We'll all go down to dixie
O may our stars and stripes
Still wave forever roar the free and brave
Right away (come away)
Right away (right away)
Come away
And let our motto forever be for union and for liberty
Right away (come away)
Right away (right away)
Come away
We'll all go down to dixie
Away, away
Each dixie boy must understand
That he must mind his uncle sam
Away, away
We'll all go down to dixie!
Away, away
We’ll all go down
To dixie
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