Anything is Nice If It Comes From Dixieland 1919

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 11 Feb 2006
2006

Ev'ry winter you will notice
that the birdies in the sky
to the south will always fly,
now perhaps you're wondering why,
it's a land of sunshine,
and the only place
a real wise bird should be,
there's a lot of good things waiting there,
for you and me.

Just to make our clothes
the cotton grows
in dear old Alabam'
each hungry mouth looks to the south,
for sweet Virginia Ham,
from Tennessee comes melody
that's played by ev'ry band,
and if you're talking of chicken,
Oh, Maryland!
Louisiana sugar is sweeter
than the rose,
Just thank old Carolina,
that's where Bull Durham grows,
if you're dreaming of a girl to love,
that's the place to win her hand,
take my advice,
anything is nice,
if it comes from Dixieland.

Just to make our clothes
the cotton grows
in dear old Alabam'
each hungry mouth looks to the south,
for sweet Virginia Ham,
from Tennessee comes melody
that's played by ev'ry band,
and if you're talking of chicken,
Oh, Maryland!
Louisiana sugar is sweeter
than the rose,
Just thank old Carolina,
that's where Bull Durham grows,
if you're dreaming of a girl to love,
that's the place to win her hand,
take my advice,
anything is nice,
if it comes from Dixieland.

Dixie, Dixie, is a garden
far away from snow and ice,
it's a perfect paradise,
and the home for ev'rything nice,
ev'rybody loves it,
'cause they know about
its many diff'rent charms,
like a mother she will welcome you
with open arms.

Just to make our clothes
the cotton grows
in dear old Alabam'
each hungry mouth looks to the south,
for sweet Virginia Ham,
from Tennessee comes melody
that's played by ev'ry band,
and if you're talking of chicken,
Oh, Maryland!
Louisiana sugar is sweeter
than the rose,
Just thank old Carolina,
that's where Bull Durham grows,
if you're dreaming of a girl to love,
that's the place to win her hand,
take my advice,
anything is nice,
if it comes from Dixieland.

Just to make our clothes
the cotton grows
in dear old Alabam'
each hungry mouth looks to the south,
for sweet Virginia Ham,
from Tennessee comes melody
that's played by ev'ry band,
and if you're talking of chicken,
Oh, Maryland!
Louisiana sugar is sweeter
than the rose,
Just thank old Carolina,
that's where Bull Durham grows,
if you're dreaming of a girl to love,
that's the place to win her hand,
take my advice,
anything is nice,
if it comes from Dixieland.

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Anything is Nice If It Comes From Dixieland 1919
by Grant Clarke, Geo W. Meyer & Milton Ager
© MXMXIX by Leo Feist Inc. N.Y.
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Saturday 11 February 2006 at 16.23
in association with Doug Grierson
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