Come Back Dixie! 1915

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 25 Feb 2009
2009

I'm standing
in the old peach orchard, Dixie,
Where the rose played hide and seek
witb the peach bloom in your cheek;
The blossoms left the trees
just as we parted
and to me ev'ry day
seems a week.
Oh, how I yearn
for your return,
I want you near me,
to hear and cheer me,
the lovelight in your eyes
will ever shine, dear,
in the orchard,
way down in my heart.

Won't you come back, Dixie,
Bring back the sunshine
that you took away with you,
All the work seems dreary
without you, dearie,
I am lonely for you only
down in the land of cotton
you're not forgotten
the springtime is calling for you
we will love each other
like dad and mother
come back, Dixie, Dixie do.

Won't you come back, Dixie,
Bring back the sunshine
that you took away with you,
All the work seems dreary
without you, dearie,
I am lonely for you only
down in the land of cotton
you're not forgotten
the springtime is calling for you
we will love each other
like dad and mother
come back, Dixie, Dixie do.

In dreams again
we wander through the wildwood,
where the orioles would throng
'mid magnolias all day long,
Your face is mirrored
in the silent river,
and the brook seems
to ripple your song,
Down in my heart
memories start
with recollections
of that old affection
my dreaming seems to bring
sweet consolation,
and some day
ev'ry dream will come true.

Won't you come back, Dixie,
Bring back the sunshine
that you took away with you,
All the work seems dreary
without you, dearie,
I am lonely for you only
down in the land of cotton
you're not forgotten
the springtime is calling for you
we will love each other
like dad and mother
come back, Dixie, Dixie do.

Won't you come back, Dixie,
Bring back the sunshine
that you took away with you,
All the work seems dreary
without you, dearie,
I am lonely for you only
down in the land of cotton
you're not forgotten
the springtime is calling for you
we will love each other
like dad and mother
come back, Dixie, Dixie do.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Come Back Dixie! 1915
Music by Percy Wenrich
Lyrics by Jack Mahoney
© MCMXV by Leo Feist Inc. - New York
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Wednesday 25 February 2009 at 09.21
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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