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 |
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| 1 |  Dixie Voice | 19.11 KB | 2904 times |
| 2 | Dixie Tuba | 17.54 KB | 2623 times |
| 3 | Dixie Trumpet In Bb | 19.34 KB | 2623 times |
| 4 | Dixie Trombone Baritone | 17.27 KB | 2341 times |
| 5 | Dixie Tenor Saxophone | 17.95 KB | 1796 times |
| 6 | Dixie Horn In F | 17.91 KB | 1960 times |
| 7 | Dixie Flute Oboe | 17.88 KB | 1926 times |
| 8 | Dixie Clarinet In Bb | 19.78 KB | 2171 times |
| 9 | Dixie Alto Saxophone | 17.59 KB | 2172 times |
| 10 |  Dixie - Voice | 41.52 KB | 2476 times |
| 11 | Dixie - Tuba | 40.32 KB | 2267 times |
| 12 | Dixie - Trumpet In Bb | 40.3 KB | 2377 times |
| 13 | Dixie - Trombone Baritone | 40.3 KB | 2533 times |
| 14 | Dixie - Tenor Saxophone | 40.37 KB | 2148 times |
| 15 | Dixie - Horn In F | 40.36 KB | 2348 times |
| 16 | Dixie - Flute Oboe | 40.36 KB | 2510 times |
| 17 | Dixie - Clarinet In Bb | 40.35 KB | 2595 times |
| 18 | Dixie - Alto Saxophone | 40.34 KB | 2324 times |
| 19 | Dixie | 66.02 KB | 3144 times |
| 20 | Dixie | 43.87 KB | 3235 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