The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (Letra)

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C am c/g f f/e dm
Virgil caine is the name, and i served on the danville train,

Am c/g f f/e dm
‘til stoneman’s cavalry came and tore up the tracks again.

Am/e f c dm
In the winter of ’65, we were hungry, just barely alive.

Am/e f c dm d
By may the tenth, richmond had fell, it’s a time i remember, oh so well,

(chorus)

C/g fmaj7 c/g fmaj7
The night they drove old dixie down, and the bells were ringing,

C/g fmaj7 c/g fmaj7
The night they drove old dixie down, and the people were singin’. they went

C/g am gsus4 f c
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la,

Am c f f/e dm
Back with my wife in tennessee, when one day she called to me,

Am c f f/e dm
"virgil, quick, come see, there goes robert e. lee!"

Am/e f c dm
Now i don’t mind choppin’ wood, and i don’t care if the money’s no good.

Am/e f
Ya take what ya need and ya leave the rest,

C dm d
But they should never have taken the very best. (chorus)

Am c f f/e dm
Like my father before me, i will work the land,

Am c f f/e dm
Like my brother above me, who took a rebel stand.

Am/e f c dm
He was just eighteen, proud and brave, but a yankee laid him in his grave,

Am/e f
I swear by the mud below my feet,

C dm d
You can’t raise a caine back up when he’s in defeat.

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The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (Letra)

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Virgil caine is the name,
And i served on the danville train,
‘til stoneman’s cavalry
Came and tore up the tracks again.
In the winter of ’65,
We were hungry, just barely alive.
By may the tenth, richmond had fell,
It’s a time i remember, oh so well,

The night they drove old dixie down,
And the bells were ringing,
The night they drove old dixie down,
And the people were singin’.

They went
La, la, la, la, la, la,
La, la, la, la, la, la,
La, la,

Back with my wife in tennessee,
When one day she called to me,
"virgil, quick, come see,
There goes robert e. lee!"
Now i don’t mind choppin’ wood,
And i don’t care if the money’s no good.
Ya take what ya need and ya leave 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 singin’.

Like my father before me,
I will work the land,
Like my brother above me,
Who took a rebel stand.
He was just eighteen, proud and brave,
But a yankee laid him in his grave,
I swear by the mud below my feet,
You can’t raise a caine back up
When he’s in defeat.

The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (Letra)

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Virgil Cain is my name
And I served on the Danville train
Till Stoneman’s cavalry came
And tore up the tracks again
In the winter of ’65
We were hungry
Just barely alive
I took the train to Richmond had fell
It was a time I remember oh so well

The night they drove old Dixie down
And all the bells were ringing
The night they drove old Dixie down
And all the people were singing
They went… “La la la la la la, la la la la la la la la la”

Back with my wife in Tennessee
One day she came to me
“Virgil, Look, come see! There goes Robert E. Lee!”
Well I don’t mind chopping wood
And I don’t care if the money’s no good
But you take what you need and leave the rest
And they should never have taken the very best

The night they drove old Dixie down
And all the bells were ringing
The night they drove old Dixie down
And all the people were singing
They went… “La la la la la la, la la la la la la la la la”

Like my father before me
I am a working man
And like my brother above me
I took a rebel stand
He was just eighteen
Proud and brave
But a Yankee laid him in his grave
I swear by the blood beneath my feet
You can’t raise the cane back up when it’s in defeat

The night they drove old Dixie down
And all the bells were ringing
The night they drove old Dixie down
And all the people were singing

(La la la la la la, la la la la la la la la la)

The night they drove old Dixie down
And all the bells were ringing
The night they drove old Dixie down
And all the people were singing

(La la la la la la, la la la la la la la la la)

The night they drove old Dixie down
And all the bells were ringing
The night they drove old Dixie down
And all the people were singing

La la la la la la, la la la la la la la la la…

The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (Letra)

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this song appears on two albums, and was first released on the whose garden was
This? album, and has also been released on the changes album.

Virgil caine is the name, i served on the danville train
So much cavalry came and tore up the tracks again
In the summer of sixty-five we were hungry just barely alive
By may the tenth richmond had fell it’s a time i remember so well

The night they drove old dixie down and the bells were ringin’
The night they drove old dixie down and the people were singin’
They went la na na na na na la na na na na na na na

Back home in tennessee my wife called out for me
Say virgil come quick and see there goes robert e lee
I don’t mind choppin’ wood and i don’t care if da 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 ringin’
The night they drove old dixie down and the people were singin’
They went la na na na na na la na na na na na na na

Like my father before me he was a workin’ man
Like my brother above me he took a rebel’s stand
He was just eighteen proud and brave when a yankee laid him in his grave
I swear by the blood beneath my feet you can’t raise a caine back up when he’s
In defeat

The night they drove old dixie down and the bells were ringin’
The night they drove old dixie down and the people were singin’
They went la na na na na na la na na na na na na na

The night they drove old dixie down and the bells were ringin’
The night they drove old dixie down and the people were singin’
They went la na na na na na la na na na na na na na………………

Words and music by r robertson