Denver, John - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down Lyrics
Virgil Caine is the name, I served on the Danville train.
The stoneman's cavalry came and tore up the tracks again.
In the summer of '65, we were hungry, just barely alive.
By May the 10th Richmond had fell, was a time I remember oh, so well.
The night they drove old Dixie down, and the bells were ringing.
They went la la la la la la, la la la la la la la la.
Back home in Tennessee my wife called out to me.
Said Virgil, come quick and see, there goes Robert E. Lee.
I don't mind chopping wood, and I don't care if the money ain't good.
You take what you need and save the rest, but they should never have taken the very best.
The night they drove old Dixie down, and the bells were ringing.
The night they drove old Dixie down and the people were singing.
They went la la la la la la, la la la la la la la la.
Like my brother above me, he took a rebel stand.
Was just 18, proud and brave when a Yankee laid him in his grave.
I swear by the blood beneath my feet, you can't raise a Cain back up when he's in defeat.
The night they drove old Dixie down, and the bells were ringing.
The night they drove old Dixie down and the people were singing.
They went la la la la la la, la la la la la la la la.
The night they drove old Dixie down, and the bells were ringing.
The night they drove old Dixie down and the people were singing.
They went la la la la la la, la la la la la la la la, la la la la la la, la la la la la la la la.
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Denver, John The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down Comments
he's not the right person for this
R.I.P. John. A small part of me wishes the South had won the war.
During John's youth, he spent considerable time in the south. Certainly he could feel the pain of American's who lost a war. At the same time, he learned about racism and decided to stand for equality of all people. It's a journey many a southerner has gone through. We can remember and honor the sacrifices of our ancestors and the desire to be an independent nation, but recognize that slavery needed to be ended.
R.I.P MATE
YOU ARE SADLY MISSED !!
Glad John took the time to cover this.