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During the Civil War the South had this song as a rallying song. It praises the southern lifestyle and supports the supposed superiority of it. Daniel Emmet wrote this in the 1800's

Dixie

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I wish I was in the land of cotton

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Old times there are not forgotten ,

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Look away, look away, look away, Dixie - land

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In Dixie - land where I was born in ,

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Early on one frosty morning

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Look away , look away, look away, Dixie - land

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Then I wish I was in Dixie, hooray, hooray

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In Dixie - land I’ll take my stand to live and die in Dixie

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A - way ,    A - way,

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A - way down south in    Dixie

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A - way, A - way,

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A - way down south in Di - xie