Kirsten #9 Jorgensen Presentation of a song used in the Civil War time period! “Dixie”

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Kirsten #9 JorgensenPresentation of a song used in the Civil War time period!Dixie

Before I tell you what Dixie means and how it relates to the Civil War time period, here is part of the song with lyrics!

What the song Dixie meansThe song Dixie means contrary to all the people that are performers and abolitionists, slaves were not interested in trading slavery for freedom. These lines explains it from the song : they wished they were in Dixie land, Hooray! Hooray! Some folks wanted the South to win the song Dixie for their National Anthem and so in the South it became known as an extraordinary region that had built its economy on slave labor/work. It stretched from Virginia, south to Florida and to the west of Texas! The union and the Confederates fought who would get the song for there National Anthem too, and this is all because of the song Dixie, it was a really popular song at that time!

How Dixie is related to the Civil War Time PeriodThe song Dixie relates to the Civil war time period because the song was very popular at the time! The Confederates and the Union fought to get Dixie for there national anthem, but almost as quickly Dixie became a hit, it became a big problem. Everything has changed now that Dixie has become a big issue between the north and the south! Confederate Civil War Union

The song Dixie goes to the South for their National Anthem After all the ruckus from the Union and the Confederates fighting, it had paid off for the south! It became the National Anthem for the south after it was played at the inauguration of Jefferson Davis, as president of the confederacy! When the Confederates won the song, Northerner Francis J. Crosby answered with a set of pro-Union lyrics: On! ye patriots to the battleHear Fort Moultrie's canon rattleThen away, then away, then away to the fight!Go meet those Southern Traitors with iron willAnd should your courage falter boysRemember Bunker HillHurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah!The stars and stripes forever!Hurrah! Hurrah! Our Union shall not sever!

I wish I was in the land of cotton, Old times dar am not forgotten, Look away! Look away! Look away! Dixie Land. In Dixie Land whar I was born in, Early on one frosty mornin, Look away! Look away! Look away! Dixie Land. CHORUS: Den I wish I was in Dixie, Hoo-ray! Hoo-ray! In Dixie land, Ill take my stand to live and die in Dixie; Away, away, away down south in Dixie, Away, away, away down south in Dixie. Old Missus marry Will-de-weaber, Willium was a gay deceaber; Look away! Look away! Look away! Dixie Land. But when he put his arm around er Smiled as fierce as a forty-pounder, Look away! Look away! Look away! Dixie Land. CHORUS: Den I wish I was in Dixie, Hoo-ray! Hoo-ray! In Dixie land, Ill take my stand to live and die in Dixie; Away, away, away down south in Dixie, Away, away, away down south in Dixie. His face was sharp as a butchers cleaver, But dat did not seem to greab er; Look away! Look away! Look away! Dixie Land. Old Missus acted the foolish part, And died for a man dat broke her heart, Look away! Look away! Look away! Dixie Land. CHORUS: Den I wish I was in Dixie, Hoo-ray! Hoo-ray! In Dixie land, Ill take my stand to live and die in Dixie; Away, away, away down south in Dixie, Away, away, away down south in Dixie. Now heres a health to the next old Missus, And all the gals dat want to kiss us; Look away! Look away! Look away! Dixie Land. But if you want to drive way sorrow, Come and hear dis song to-morrow, Look away! Look away! Look away! Dixie Land.CHORUS: Den I wish I was in Dixie, Hoo-ray! Hoo-ray! In Dixie land, Ill take my stand to live and die in Dixie; Away, away, away down south in Dixie, Away, away, away down south in Dixie. Dars buckwheat cakes an Injun batter, Makes you fat or a little fatter; Look away! Look away! Look away! Dixie Land. Den hoe it down and scratch your grabble, To Dixies land Im bound to trabble, Look away! Look away! Look away! Dixie Land. CHORUS: Den I wish I was in Dixie, Hoo-ray! Hoo-ray! In Dixie land, Ill take my stand to live and die in Dixie; Away, away, away down south in Dixie, Away, away, away down south in Dixie. There are a few versions of Dixie, but this is the full version of the song and if you see the other parts of the lyrics from the same song, they are just pieces of this song put separate for different emotions and feelings! Written by: Daniel Decatur Emmett

This is something I found really interesting! Since the Confederacy has won the song Dixie(With the original lyrics) for there national anthem, the Union had made up there own lyrics and here are pictures/a copy of their song and notes!

This is the song from the northerners called Dixie This is the song from the Confederates, Dixie They won the For The Union since they didnt win the song Dixie! Song so they kept they lyrics for there national anthem!Abraham Lincolns reaction to the song Dixie Abraham Lincoln loved the song since he first heard it at a show by the Rumsey and Newcomb Minstrels in Chicago, 1860. A person in the crowd who was also attending the show said that when Dixie Land was playing Lincoln clapped and shouted Lets have it again!Lincoln had cheered for the Unions so Lincoln requested to have a military band on board the River Queen and play the song Dixie Land.

Personal opinion's of the song DixieDuring the argument between the Union and the Confederacy there were a few arguments and disagreements. Some Southerners were disturbed how Dixie was an underserved status and thought more extreme solutions. For instance, a Southerner stated It smells too strongly to be the high leveled national song. Although many people enjoyed the lovely tune and continued to play it.

How the song Dixie reached the Confederates Dixie caught onto the South slowly. The Yankees were not enthusiastic for minstrelsy and therefore the Southerners were unaware of the song until late 1860. As soon as it reached the South the song quickly spread. It was even played at President Jeffersons Davis inauguration. The song Dixie got the presidents approval and it became the Confederates National Anthem.

A little bit of Information About the Writer of the Song Dixie: Daniel Decatur Emmett

Emmett was eighteen when he lied his way into the army by saying he was 21 years old, the age you have to be at the time. The army gave Emmitt the opportunity to develop his music. He studied the drum and soon he became the Master. In 1835 he was discovered that he was under age and got kicked out from the army. So he joined the circus. He played in the orchestra and began composing songs and tunes. The first song was called Bill Crowden, but wasnt really s big hit. His talent got better and soon began to play the banjo. Where he soon discovered the song, I Wish I Was In Dixie in 1859. Bibliographywww.Shmoop.com Author: Daniel Dectur Emmetthttp://Opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com Author: Christian Mcwhirter www.Nativeground.com Author: Wayne Erbsenwww.Civilwarhome.com Thats were I found the song Dixiewww.Google.comwww.Youtube.com