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 | 4018 times |
| 2 | Dixie Tuba | 17.54 KB | 3658 times |
| 3 | Dixie Trumpet In Bb | 19.34 KB | 3757 times |
| 4 | Dixie Trombone Baritone | 17.27 KB | 3463 times |
| 5 | Dixie Tenor Saxophone | 17.95 KB | 2846 times |
| 6 | Dixie Horn In F | 17.91 KB | 3080 times |
| 7 | Dixie Flute Oboe | 17.88 KB | 2992 times |
| 8 | Dixie Clarinet In Bb | 19.78 KB | 3190 times |
| 9 | Dixie Alto Saxophone | 17.59 KB | 3240 times |
| 10 |  Dixie - Voice | 41.52 KB | 3483 times |
| 11 | Dixie - Tuba | 40.32 KB | 3280 times |
| 12 | Dixie - Trumpet In Bb | 40.3 KB | 3334 times |
| 13 | Dixie - Trombone Baritone | 40.3 KB | 4831 times |
| 14 | Dixie - Tenor Saxophone | 40.37 KB | 3121 times |
| 15 | Dixie - Horn In F | 40.36 KB | 3399 times |
| 16 | Dixie - Flute Oboe | 40.36 KB | 4803 times |
| 17 | Dixie - Clarinet In Bb | 40.35 KB | 3580 times |
| 18 | Dixie - Alto Saxophone | 40.34 KB | 4614 times |
| 19 | Dixie | 43.87 KB | 4385 times |
| 20 | Dixie | 66.02 KB | 4089 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