A popular song from 1913
Words by Lew Brown
Music by Albert Von Tilzer
The sheet music:
Lyrics
- Way down yonder in the land of cotton
There’s a place that I have not forgotten
And I’m going back, going back
To my dear old Southern home
You know that my folks have lived in Dixie
Ever since the days of Eighteen-Sixty
And my sweetheart Sue
She was born there, too
I once made a vow, I must keep it now
Here’s what I will do
Chorus:
I’m goin’ to spend my honeymoon in Dixie
I’ll take the train for home today
I’m goin’ to tell my sweetheart I’ve been lonesome
Ever since the day I went away
I’m goin’ to bring a wedding ring to Dixie
And place it on my baby’s hand
Because she’s waiting, waiting, waiting for me
So I’m goin’ to spend my honeymoon in Dixie
- I would like to see my brother Sammy
And I’d love to kiss my dear old Mammy
There’s my Daddy, too, sweetheart Sue
In my dear old Southern home
I remember when they raised the Dickens
‘Cause I chased around with all the chickens
And my sweetheart Sue
She’s some chicken, too
I just want to say, on our wedding day
We’ll have chicken stew