Mother Dixie And You 1927

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 09 Apr 2007
2007

Sweetheart, I am writing a line
just to say,
I went to an exhibition yesterday,
where they had a lot of paintings on display,
I thought of you, dear, right away.
One big painting I knew
would win the first prize,
When I saw it,
the tears came into my eyes.

Just a picture of the Swanee shore,
where I spent my childhood days,
with Mammy Jinney's young Pickanninnies,
just a scene around a cabin door,
where I used to play ev'ry day,
to pass the time away.
Each recollection brings affection,
fields of cotton
make me think of snow white hair,
skies mean your dear eyes of blue,
just three things I live for,
all my life I'll give for
Mother, Dixie and You!

Dixie gave us men like Robert Lee,
Men like old Jeff Davis too
and Stonewall Jackson, was there in action,
Sherman marched through Dixie to the sea,
we're taught that they fought in the South
to win our Liberty
in civil war time, sixty four time,
If these grand old heroes were alive today,
they would fight our battles too.
They're the kind we sigh for
they would gladly die for
Mother, Dixie and You!

Ev'ry time I gaze upon this painting rare,
I see many old familiar visions fair,
Memories of happy days
I spent down there,
Seem to be with me ev'rywhere.
Can't leave now,
but I've made a vow in the Spring,
I'll be coming back home to see the real thing.

Just a picture of the Swanee shore,
where I spent my childhood days,
with Mammy Jinney's young Pickanninnies,
just a scene around a cabin door,
where I used to play ev'ry day,
to pass the time away.
Each recollection brings affection,
fields of cotton
make me think of snow white hair,
skies mean your dear eyes of blue,
just three things I live for,
all my life I'll give for
Mother, Dixie and You!

Dixie gave us men like Robert Lee,
Men like old Jeff Davis too
and Stonewall Jackson, was there in action,
Sherman marched through Dixie to the sea,
we're taught that they fought in the South
to win our Liberty
in civil war time, sixty four time,
If these grand old heroes were alive today,
they would fight our battles too.
They're the kind we sigh for
they would gladly die for
Mother, Dixie and You!

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Mother Dixie And You 1927
Words & Music by Howard Johnson & Joe Santly
© MCMXXVII by Leo Feist Inc.  N.Y.
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Monday 09 April 2007 at 11.16pm
in association with Doug Grierson
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