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Chorus

I sang Dixie as he died the people just walked on bye as I cried

 The bottle had robbed him of all his rebel pride

 So I sang Dixie as he died

Verse 1

He said way down yonder in the land of cotton

 Ole times there aint near as rotten as they are

On theses damned ole L.A streets

Then he drew a dying breath

 Laid his head against my chest

 Oh please lord take his soul back

 Home to Dixie

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He said listen to me son while you still can

Run back home to that southern land

 Don’t you see what life here has done to me

Then he closed those old blue eyes

 Fell limp against my side no more pain

 Now he’s safe back home in Dixie

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