Immortal Songs of Camp and Field; The Story of Their Inspiration, Together with Striking Anecdotes Connected with Their History (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1898. Excerpt: ... DIXIE. I wish I was in de land ob cotton, Old times dar am not forgotten, Look away Look away Look away In Dixie Land where I was born in, Early on a frosty mornin, Look away Look away Look away Den I wish I was in Dixie, Hooray Hooray In Dixie Land, I'll take my stand, To lib and die in Dixie, Away Away Away down south in Dixie. Old Missus marry " Will-de-weaber," Willium was a gay deceaber; Look away Look away Look away. But when he put his arm around 'er, He smiled as fierce as a forty pounder, Look away Look away Look away His face was as sharp as a butcher's cleaber, But dat did not seem to greab 'er; Look away Look away Look away Old Missus acted de foolish part, And died for a man dat broke her heart. Look away Look away Look away Now here's a health to de next old Missus, And all de gals dat want to kiss us; Look away Look away Look away But if you want to drive 'way sorrow, Come and hear dis song tomorrow, Look away Look away Look away Dar's buckwheat cakes an' Injen batter, Makes you fat or a little fatter; Look away Look away Look away Den hoe it down and scratch your grabble, To Dixie's Land I'm bound to trabble, Look away Look away Look away --Dan Enttnett. Dan Emmett, who wrote the original Dixie, which has been paraphrased and changed and adapted nearly as frequently as Yankee Doodle was born at Mount Vernon, Ohio, in 1815. He came from a family all of whose members had a local reputation, still traditional in that part of the country, as musicians. In his own case this talent, if given a fair chance for development, would have amounted to genius. He began life as a printer, but soon abandoned his trade to join the band of musicians connected with a circus company. He was not long in discovering that he could...