{"id":4498,"date":"2024-01-09T14:19:35","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T14:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/?page_id=4498"},"modified":"2026-06-24T16:06:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T20:06:36","slug":"when-its-night-time-in-dixie-land","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/when-its-night-time-in-dixie-land\/","title":{"rendered":"When It&#8217;s Night Time in Dixie Land"},"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\">A popular song from 1914.<br>Title on Cover: \u201cWhen It\u2019s Night Time Down in Dixieland.\u201d<br>Words and Music by Irving Berlin.<br>Cover Art by Albert W. Barbelle.<br>Copyright \u00a94 Dec 1914.<br>Sheet Music from the collection of Michael Deatz.<\/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\/2026\/06\/When-Its-Night-Time-In-Dixie-Land.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of When It&apos;s Night Time In Dixie Land - Sheet Music.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-b22d5cd4-3128-4ae5-ab3f-c62fa52981f6\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/When-Its-Night-Time-In-Dixie-Land.pdf\">When It&#8217;s Night Time In Dixie Land &#8211; Sheet Music<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/When-Its-Night-Time-In-Dixie-Land.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-b22d5cd4-3128-4ae5-ab3f-c62fa52981f6\">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-1009fa4f-11a4-4f1a-8e33-49c3730b40ea\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/When_Its_Night_Time_In_Dixieland_1914_s_JPP.mid\">When_Its_Night_Time_In_Dixieland &#8211; MIDI<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/When_Its_Night_Time_In_Dixieland_1914_s_JPP.mid\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-1009fa4f-11a4-4f1a-8e33-49c3730b40ea\">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\">Talk about your Arabian nights<br>I must admit they&#8217;re grand<br>But if you long for wonderful night<br>Come down to Dixie land<br>That&#8217;s the dearest place of all<br>Listening to the crickets call<br>When the evening shadows fall<br>Down in Dixie land<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chorus<br>Nighttime down in Dixieland<br>Darkies strolling hand in hand<br>Southern melodies floating on the breeze<br>Let me tell you, it&#8217;s grand<br>For when you hear those darkies harmonize<br>Tear of gladness fill your eyes<br>Baritones and basses<br>Lounging round the places<br>Dixie land embraces the happiest of races<br>All you see is smiling faces<br>When it&#8217;s night time in Dixie land<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Through the air float the wonderful tunes<br>Of mister whippoorwill<br>On the ground dance the bowlegged coons<br>They simply can&#8217;t keep still<br>Vet&#8217;rans of the civil war<br>Telling stories by the score<br>How they fought in sixty four<br>Down in Dixie land<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[WARNING: This song contains antiquated racial stereotypes. It is presented here for historical and educational purposes only.] A popular song from 1914.Title on Cover: \u201cWhen It\u2019s Night Time Down in Dixieland.\u201dWords and Music by Irving Berlin.Cover Art by Albert W. Barbelle.Copyright \u00a94 Dec 1914.Sheet Music from the collection of Michael Deatz. 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