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