{"id":2873,"date":"2022-08-26T19:59:10","date_gmt":"2022-08-26T19:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/?page_id=2873"},"modified":"2024-07-26T13:13:41","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T13:13:41","slug":"and-they-called-it-dixieland","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/and-they-called-it-dixieland\/","title":{"rendered":"And They Called It Dixieland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[WARNING: This song contains antiquated racial stereotypes. It is presented here for historical and educational purposes only.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(They Made It Twice As Nice As Paradise), 1916.<br>Words by Raymond Egan.<br>Music by Richard A. Whiting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sheet music:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/And-They-Called-It-Dixieland-1916.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of And They Called It Dixieland - Sheet Music.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-cd790f19-a28c-49ed-ae97-d3b27c42697b\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/And-They-Called-It-Dixieland-1916.pdf\">And They Called It Dixieland &#8211; Sheet Music<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/And-They-Called-It-Dixieland-1916.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-cd790f19-a28c-49ed-ae97-d3b27c42697b\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-e6798f2c-bcba-4cfd-8c3a-82391201a883\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/And_They_Called_It_Dixieland_1916_s_JPP.mid\">And_They_Called_It_Dixieland &#8211; MIDI<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/And_They_Called_It_Dixieland_1916_s_JPP.mid\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-e6798f2c-bcba-4cfd-8c3a-82391201a883\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lyrics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1. I used to have a dear old Mammy<br>In the days of old Black Joe<br>She used to cuddle me upon her knee<br>And tell me tales of long ago<br>She said the angels built old Dixie<br>And I know that&#8217;s not a fib<br>For to me it looks like heaven<br>And I&#8217;ll tell you what the angels did<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chorus<br>They built a little garden for the rose<br>And they called it Dixieland<br>They built a summer breeze to keep the snows<br>Far away from Dixieland<br>They built the finest place I&#8217;ve known<br>When they built my home sweet home<br>Nothing was forgotten in the land of cotton<br>From the clover to the honeycomb<br>And then they took an angel from the skies<br>And they gave her heart to me<br>She had a bit of heaven in her eyes<br>Just as blue as blue can be<br>They put some fine spring chickens in the land<br>And taught my Mammy how to use a frying pan<br>They made it twice as nice as Paradise<br>And they called it Dixieland<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2. My dear old Mammy never told me<br>Where she learn&#8217;d this mystery<br>And if I seem&#8217;d surpris&#8217;d she&#8217;d look so wise<br>And say &#8220;Ma chile, that&#8217;s history&#8221;<br>But she liv&#8217;d so long in Dixie<br>She was old enough to know<br>And I think she might have been there<br>When the land was built, so long ago<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[WARNING: This song contains antiquated racial stereotypes. It is presented here for historical and educational purposes only.] (They Made It Twice As Nice As Paradise), 1916.Words by Raymond Egan.Music by Richard A. Whiting. The sheet music: Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne: Lyrics 1. 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