A 1913 popular song.
Words by Stanley Murphy.
Music by Henry I. Marshall.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
1. Way down in Dixie
Where the cotton an’ corn am growin’
Way down in Dixie
Where the Old Swanee river’s flowin’
Way down in Dixie
That’s where this coon am goin’
Goin’ mighty soon
To that sunny southern clime
Where summer time is all the time
To that ever lovin’ little girl of mine
‘Cross the Mason-Dixon line
Chorus
I’m goin’ to go while the goin’ is good
I’m goin’ to go ’cause I told her I would
I can hear that old cold north wind blowin’
An’ it’s blowin’ just the way that I’m goin’
And I’ll beat it, while the wind is with me
To that lovin’ girl of mine
I’m goin’ to walk, ride, slip, slide
Any way to get there
‘Cross the Mason-Dixon line
2. I’ve been a savin’
And a savin’ up all my money
I’ve got a ring I’m goin’ to bring
To my little honey
My heart’s a bumpin’
I’m feelin’ mighty funny
‘Cause I’m goin’ home
You can be that rain or shine
It’s lovin’ time most all the time
When I meet that little lovin’ girl of mine
‘Cross the Mason-Dixon line