In 1859 Daniel Emmett wrote the well known song titled Dixie (originally titled I Wish I Was In Dixie and also known as Dixie's Land).  It immediately became quite popular in the North, and spread southward eventually being adopted as the national anthem of the Confederacy during the US Civil War.

A full length copy of a letter published in the Richmond Dispatch in 1893 does an excellent job of detailing the background and history of the composition of this song.  The letter speaks of the clouded past of the song, including a fight over who wrote the song (Emmett was paid $600 for the copyright to the song but the new owner claimed it as his own).  In the end, despite the incredible success of Dixie in the black face minstrelsy shows of the time period, Emmett died a poor, broken man, never reaping the long term rewards from the song he had penned.

A recording of the song in OGG format is available for download. 

A scanned image of the original score is available through the Wikimedia Commons.

Dixie

#	Name	Size	Downloaded
1	Dixie Voice	19.11 KB	3741 times
2	Dixie Tuba	17.54 KB	3411 times
3	Dixie Trumpet In Bb	19.34 KB	3502 times
4	Dixie Trombone Baritone	17.27 KB	3199 times
5	Dixie Tenor Saxophone	17.95 KB	2601 times
6	Dixie Horn In F	17.91 KB	2792 times
7	Dixie Flute Oboe	17.88 KB	2731 times
8	Dixie Clarinet In Bb	19.78 KB	2929 times
9	Dixie Alto Saxophone	17.59 KB	2998 times
10	Dixie - Voice	41.52 KB	3248 times
11	Dixie - Tuba	40.32 KB	3027 times
12	Dixie - Trumpet In Bb	40.3 KB	3126 times
13	Dixie - Trombone Baritone	40.3 KB	3312 times
14	Dixie - Tenor Saxophone	40.37 KB	2907 times
15	Dixie - Horn In F	40.36 KB	3158 times
16	Dixie - Flute Oboe	40.36 KB	3305 times
17	Dixie - Clarinet In Bb	40.35 KB	3349 times
18	Dixie - Alto Saxophone	40.34 KB	3106 times
19	Dixie	66.02 KB	3853 times
20	Dixie	43.87 KB	4120 times

Parts Included In This File:

The lyrics (words) to Dixie's Land:

Oh I wish I was in de land ob de cotton,
Ol’ times dere are not forgotten,
Look away! Look away! Look away, Dixie land.
In Dixie’s land where I was born,
Early on one frosty morn,
Look away! Look away! Look away, Dixie land.

CHORUS:
And I wish I was in Dixie, Away! Away!
In Dixie’s land I’ll take my stand,
To live and die in Dixie.
Look away! Look away! Look away down south in Dixie.

Well buckwheat cakes and a stony batter,
Makes you fat or a little fatter,
Look away! Look away! Look away, Dixie land.
Here’s a health to the next ol’ missus,
And all the gals that wants to kiss us,
Look away! Look away! Look away, Dixie land.

CHORUS

Now if you want to drive away sorrow,
Come and hear this song tomorrow,
Look away! Look away! Look away, Dixie land.
Then a’hoe it down and scratch your gravel,
To Dixie’s land I’m bound to travel,
Look away! Look away! Look away, Dixie land.

CHORUS