A popular song from 1911.
Words by Robert F. Roden.
Music by Geo. W. Meyer.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
A southern girl was she
A northern boy was he
A ring he fondly placed upon her finger
She sighed, “When you’re away
Just say that night and day
The love-light in your eyes for me will linger
And when the northern girls again you’ve met
Don’t let them steal your heart and don’t forget
Chorus:
There’s a Dixie girl who’s longing
For a Yankee Doodle Boy
There’s Dixie Church that’s waiting
Just to ring out bells of joy
Where the Mississippi’s flowing
Where the sweet Magnolia’s growing
There’s a Dixie girl who’s longing
For a Yankee Doodle Boy
2. ‘Tis near a wedding day, the train speeds on its way
A northern boy to Dixie land is going
He murmurs, “Darling Sue, I’m coming back to you”
The love-light still within his eyes is glowing
He gazes on a new bright wedding ring
The wheels go ’round and ’round and seem to sing