(When You’re Down In Dixie)
A popular song from 1915.
Words by Chas. McCarron.
Music by Raymond Walker.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
1. I love to meet a man and take him by the hand
If he’s from Dixie, from dear old Dixie
Because they’re different there
There’s something in the air
It’s that Southern Hospitality
Gee, there’s something the matter with you
If you can really be lonesome and blue in Dixie
Chorus:
When you’re down in Dixie, in a town in Dixie
With it Southern ways, it’s “Home and Mother” days
In their arms they take you
Right at home they make you
Oh, oh, oh, you’re always pickin’ on a chicken
When you’re down in Dixie, in a town in Dixie
You’re welcome, you’re welcome to all you see
And the population’s at the station there
When your train pulls in from “Anywhere”
They’re always glad to see you, take it from me
It’s that Southern Hospitality
2. You’ll find a welcome there on every easy chair
When you’re in Dixie, in dear old Dixie
And when you get a meal, you get a meal that’s real
Good old sweet potatoes Southern style
While there’s nothing the matter with me
I know a little bit better I’d be in Dixie