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[Verse]
AwFay down south in the land of traitors,
Bbrattlesnakes and alligators,
Right Faway, come away, right Caway, come Faway
[Verse]
WheFre cotton's king and men are chattels,
BbUnion boys will win the battles,
Right Faway, come away, right Caway, come Faway.
[Chorus]
ThFen we'll all go down to BbDixie, Gaway, Caway!
EacFh Dixie boy must Bbunderstand
ThaFt he must mind his CUncle Sam,
AFway, aCway, aFnd we'll all go Cdown to FDixie
AFway, aCway, aFnd we'll all go Cdown to FDixie
[Verse]
I wish I Fwas in Baltimore,
BbI'd make Secession traitors roar,
Right Faway, come away, righCt away, comFe away.
[Verse]
We'll Fput the traitors all to rout.
I'lBbl bet my boots we'll whip them out.
Right Faway, come away, righCt away, comFe away.
[Chorus]
ThFen we'll all go down to BbDixie, Gaway, Caway!
EacFh Dixie boy must Bbunderstand
ThaFt he must mind his CUncle Sam,
AFway, aCway, aFnd we'll all go Cdown to FDixie
AFway, aCway, aFnd we'll all go Cdown to FDixie
[Verse]
Oh, may Four Stars and Stripes still wave
BbForever o'er the free and brave,
Right Faway, come away, righCt away, comFe away.
[Verse]
And lFet our motto ever be --
"FoBbr Union and for Liberty!"
Right Faway, come away, righCt away, comFe away.
[Chorus]
ThFen we'll all go down to BbDixie, Gaway, Caway!
EacFh Dixie boy must Bbunderstand
ThaFt he must mind his CUncle Sam,
AFway, aCway, aFnd we'll all go Cdown to FDixie
AFway, aCway, aFnd we'll all go Cdown to FDixie

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Union Dixie

by Tennessee Ernie Ford

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[Verse]

Away down south in the land of traitors,

rattlesnakes and alligators,

F C F

Right away, come away, right away, come away

[Verse]

Where cotton's king and men are chattels,

Union boys will win the battles,

F C F

Right away, come away, right away, come away.

[Chorus]

F Bb G C

Then we'll all go down to Dixie, away, away!

F Bb

Each Dixie boy must understand

F C

That he must mind his Uncle Sam,

F C F C F

Away, away, and we'll all go down to Dixie

F C F C F

Away, away, and we'll all go down to Dixie

[Verse]

I wish I was in Baltimore,

I'd make Secession traitors roar,

F C F

Right away, come away, right away, come away.

[Verse]

We'll put the traitors all to rout.

I'll bet my boots we'll whip them out.

F C F

Right away, come away, right away, come away.

[Chorus]

F Bb G C

Then we'll all go down to Dixie, away, away!

F Bb

Each Dixie boy must understand

F C

That he must mind his Uncle Sam,

F C F C F

Away, away, and we'll all go down to Dixie

F C F C F

Away, away, and we'll all go down to Dixie

[Verse]

Oh, may our Stars and Stripes still wave

Forever o'er the free and brave,

F C F

Right away, come away, right away, come away.

[Verse]

And let our motto ever be --

"For Union and for Liberty!"

F C F

Right away, come away, right away, come away.

[Chorus]

F Bb G C

Then we'll all go down to Dixie, away, away!

F Bb

Each Dixie boy must understand

F C

That he must mind his Uncle Sam,

F C F C F

Away, away, and we'll all go down to Dixie

F C F C F

Away, away, and we'll all go down to Dixie

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