G
Way down in Dixie oh do they miss me
C G
Down along the Dixie Line
G
Banjoes are strumming horseflies are humming
A7 C
Ripe melons on the vine
Em G C A7
The gold and the gray we'd sing look away
G D G
Way down along the Dixie Line
G
I spent my childhood walking the wildwood
C G
Down along the Dixie Line
G
Freight trains a-squalling highballs a-bawling
A7 C
Four engines at a time
Em G C A7
I was so happy with Momma and Pappy
G D G
Down along the Dixie Line
G C
Can't you hear those drivers wail
G D
Can't you see those bright rails shine
G C
Gonna catch that fireball mail
G D G
Leave that Northland far behind
G
A river of whiskey flows down in Dixie
C G
Down along the Dixie Line
G
They pulled up the tracks now I can't go back now
A7 C
Can't hardly keep from crying
Em G C A7
Oh do they miss me way down in Dixie
G D G
Down along the Dixie Line
G C
Can't you hear those drivers wail
G D
Can't you see those bright rails shine
G C
Gonna catch that fireball mail
G D G C A7
Leave that Northland far behind
G D G
Down along the Dixie Line