Dixie Highway 1922

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 22 Apr 2007
2007

I've been working all day long
fixing up my car
making sure that nothing's wrong
I'm travelling far.
Way down South where I belong
how surprised they'll be
'cause I came away by freight
but I'm going home in state.

Down the Dixie Highway
I'll be wending my way
I'm just goin' to fly 'way
home to my little nest in Dixie,
How I'll count the hours
'till I see the flowers
roses red violets blue
down there they grow forgetmenots for you.
I'll bless each rattle in my flivver
each little knock
when I ride beside that Swanee River
I reckon all my cares will fly 'way
when I'm wending my way
down the Dixie Highway
I'm going home.

Down the Dixie Highway
I'll be wending my way
I'm just goin' to fly 'way
home to my little nest in Dixie,
How I'll count the hours
'till I see the flowers
roses red violets blue
down there they grow forgetmenots for you.
I'll bless each rattle in my flivver
each little knock
when I ride beside that Swanee River
I reckon all my cares will fly 'way
when I'm wending my way
down the Dixie Highway
I'm going home.

My little flivver is a real good friend,
all you have to give her
is a twist and a bed,
she isn't worth a nickle
but I bet by Gee
she'll bring a million dollars worth of smiles to me.
Needs new tires front and rear
the horn won't speak to the steering gear,
a little lopsided
lamps don't light
but outside of that
ev'rything's all right.

Down the Dixie Highway
I'll be wending my way
I'm just goin' to fly 'way
home to my little nest in Dixie,
How I'll count the hours
'till I see the flowers
roses red violets blue
down there they grow forgetmenots for you.
I'll bless each rattle in my flivver
each little knock
when I ride beside that Swanee River
I reckon all my cares will fly 'way
when I'm wending my way
down the Dixie Highway
I'm going home.

Folks all said:
"He won't make good,"
when I started out,
I determined that I would
now there'll be no doubt.
When they see that Ford Sedan
they'll know that means wealth
and I have done mighty fine
ten more payments and it's mine.

Down the Dixie Highway
I'll be wending my way
I'm just goin' to fly 'way
home to my little nest in Dixie,
How I'll count the hours
'till I see the flowers
roses red violets blue
down there they grow forgetmenots for you.
I'll bless each rattle in my flivver
each little knock
when I ride beside that Swanee River
I reckon all my cares will fly 'way
when I'm wending my way
down the Dixie Highway
I'm going home.

Down the Dixie Highway
I'll be wending my way
I'm just goin' to fly 'way
home to my little nest in Dixie,
How I'll count the hours
'till I see the flowers
roses red violets blue
down there they grow forgetmenots for you.
I'll bless each rattle in my flivver
each little knock
when I ride beside that Swanee River
I reckon all my cares will fly 'way
when I'm wending my way
down the Dixie Highway
I'm going home.

My little flivver is a real good friend,
all you have to give her
is a twist and a bed,
she isn't worth a nickle
but I bet by Gee
she'll bring a million dollars worth of smiles to me.
Needs new tires front and rear
the horn won't speak to the steering gear,
a little lopsided
lamps don't light
but outside of that
ev'rything's all right.

Down the Dixie Highway
I'll be wending my way
I'm just goin' to fly 'way
home to my little nest in Dixie,
How I'll count the hours
'till I see the flowers
roses red violets blue
down there they grow forgetmenots for you.
I'll bless each rattle in my flivver
each little knock
when I ride beside that Swanee River
I reckon all my cares will fly 'way
when I'm wending my way
down the Dixie Highway
I'm going home.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Dixie Highway 1922
Music by Walter Donaldson
Lyrics by Gus Kahn
© MCMXXII by Jerome H.Remick & Co. NY & Detroit
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I did this with the supplemental patter supplied and
generally gave it the gun musically speaking.... :-)
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Sunday 22 April 2007 at 9.03pm
in association with Doug Grierson
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