[WARNING: This song contains antiquated racial stereotypes. It is presented here for historical and educational purposes only.]
A popular song from 1913.
Words by Jack Yellen.
Music by George L. Cobb.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
1. My baggage is waitin’ my heart syncopatin’
Now I hope there’ll be no hesitatin’
I’m all excited, I’m so delighted
Feelin’ like a clown, ’cause I’m Dixie boun’
There ain’t no mistakin’ the boat that I’m takin’
Sails right to the land that’s ne’er forsaken
That’s the side-wheeler, my home sickness healer
Just hear that darky spieler cry
Chorus
Dixie! all aboard the boat for Dixie
Dixie! get your tickets here for Dixie
Hear those big engines a-prayin’ to start
And the whistles blowin’
Ev’rybody’s goin’ to Dixie
Send my mail to me in Dixie
Goodbye! So long!
Farewell, this time forever
Oh, joy! Feel that boat a-rockin’
Oh, boy! See those darkies flockin’
Hear that band a-playin’
(Spoken: What’s that whistle sayin’?)
All aboard for Dixie Land
2. There’s Liza and Mandy, there’s Rastus and Andy
All dressed up and lookin’ fine and dandy
Yea, bo! I’m goin’ where cotton’s growin’
To those dear old scenes, down in New Orleans
My mammy will greet me, my daddy will meet me
And I’ll kiss the hands that used to beat me
‘Fore I went roamin’, away from my home in
Dear Dixie Land where I belong
Sung here by Fred Feild: