Interesting Facts about the Dixie
“Dixie” is one of what Stan Hugill calls, the ‘Geographical’ category of sea shanties, according to Capitan Whall song was used at the capstan. From Stan Hugill, we also can know that this was the famous Confederate song of the American Civil War.
The song will be reconstructed by myself as the capstan shanty.
The source of this sea shanty
The music: “Shanties from the Seven Seas” by Stan Hugill (1st ed p 424).
The lyrics: “Shanties from the Seven Seas” by Stan Hugill (1st ed p 424, 425).
The Record of the Dixie
You also can find this record on my YouTube channel here or directly listen below. Additionally, if you want to share your opinion about the record or share your opinion you can do it in my Facebook forum here, or leave a comment at the bottom of this blog article.
The musical notation
The full lyrics
Dixie
I put me fist – in the mate’s ear’-ole, the mate he cried,
“Good bless me soul – Take it out!
– Take it out! Take it out! Take it out!
So I took me fist – from the chief mate ear, the mate he cried,
“Why thats darn queer, put it back”
– Put it back! Put it back! Put it back!
– Ooh! I wish I wuz in Dixie, Hooraw! Hooraw!
– In Dixie’s Land will take our stand,
– to live or die for Dixie,
– Hooraw! Hooraw! away down south in dixie!