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Away down douth in the land of traitors,
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rattlesnakes and alligators,
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Right away, come away, right away, come away
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Where cotton's king and men are chattels,
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Union boys will win the battles,
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Right away, come away, right away, come away.
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Then we'll all go down to Dixie, away, away!
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Each Dixie boy must understand
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That he must mind his Uncle Sam,
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Away, away, and we'll all go down to Dixie
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Away, away, and we'll all go down to Dixie
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I wish I was in Baltimore,
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I'd make Secession traitors roar,
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Right away, come away, right away, come away.
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We'll put the traitors all to rout.
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I'll bet my boots we'll whip them out.
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Right away, come away, right away, come away.
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Then we'll all go down to Dixie, away, away!
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Each Dixie boy must understand
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That he must mind his Uncle Sam,
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Away, away, and we'll all go down to Dixie
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Away, away, and we'll all go down to Dixie
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Oh, may our Stars and Stripes still wave
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Forever o'er the free and brave,
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Right away, come away, right away, come away.
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And let our motto ever be --
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'For Union and for Liberty!'
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Right away, come away, right away, come away.
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Then we'll all go down to Dixie, away, away!
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Each Dixie boy must understand
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That he must mind his Uncle Sam,
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Away, away, and we'll all go down to Dixie
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Away, away, and we'll all go down to Dixie
Written by Daniel Decatur Emmett