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I'm Going Home to Dixie

Music and lyrics by Daniel Decatur Emmett





1. There is a land where cotton grows,
A land where milk and honey flows,
I'm going home to Dixie;
Yes; I am going home.

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I've got no time to tarry,
I've got no time to stay,
'Tis a rocky road to travel,
to Dixie far away.
I've got no time to tarry,
I've got no time to stay,
'Tis a rocky road to travel,
to Dixie far away.

2. I will climb up the highest hill,
And sing your praise with right good will.
I'm going home to Dixie;
Yes; I am going home.

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3. I've wander'd far, both to and fro'
But Dixie's heaven here below.
I'm going home to Dixie;
Yes; I am going home.

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4. O list to what I've got to say,
Freedom to me will never pay!
I'm going home to Dixie;
Yes; I am going home.

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5. A shadow and a phantom frail,
The mighty truth it must prevail!
I'm going home to Dixie;
Yes; I am going home.

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6. In Dixie Land the fields do bloom
And color'd men have welcome room.
I'm going home to Dixie;
Yes; I am going home.

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7. I will proclaim it loud and long.
I love old Dixie right or wrong.
I'm going home to Dixie;
Yes; I am going home.

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