Whistlin Dixie

Intro 
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Pine trees grow so tall in the bright sunshine 
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A young boy steals his daddy's fishin' line 
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The alligator lays right there on the banks of the riverbed 
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If you didn't know any better 
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You'd swear he was dead 
 

 
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Now these are a few things I'm in love with 
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They're a small part of the reason I go back 
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To Carolina, Mississsippi, Florida, gorgeous Georgia 
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Now if you think I'm happy down there 
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You're on the right track 
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And you ain't just whistlin Dixie 
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No, you ain't just slappin' your knee 
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'Cause I'm a grandson of the Southland 
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An heir to the Confederacy 
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You ain't just whistlin' Dixie 
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'Cause the cattle call's callin' me home 
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So put me down there where I wanna be 
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Plant my feet with Robert E. Lee 
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Bury my bones under a cypress tree 
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And never let me roam 
 

Interlude 
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Cotton balls gleam and the cow gives cream for the baby's sake 
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Yeah, and my pa comes in full of gin - he's mean as a rattlesnake 
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And if the well runs dry and we cry and we've cussed the garden hose 
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Then Mama draws a bucket full of creek water just to wash our clothes 
 

 
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Now these are just a few things I'm in love with 
          Bm                E           A 
They're a small part of the reason I go back 
       Bm                  E                 A 
To Carolina, Mississsippi, Florida, gorgeous Georgia 
       Bm                   E 
If you think I'm happy down here 
                    A 
You're on the right track 
        D                   E 
And you ain't just whistlin Dixie 
        A                        D 
No, you ain't just slappin' your knee 
             D               E 
'Cause I'm a grandson of the Southland, boys 
   A               A7 
An heir to the Confederacy 
    D                    E 
You ain't just whistlin' Dixie 
           A                        D 
'Cause the cattle call's callin' me home 
   D                         E 
So put me down there where I wanna be 
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Plant my feet with ole Robert E. Lee 
D                     E 
Bury my bones under a cypress tree 
    D     C#m E  A 
And never let me roam 
 

Outro 
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Why don't you put me down there where I wanna be 
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Bury my feet with Robert E. Lee 
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Bury my bones under a cypress tree 
    D     C#m E  A 
And never let me roam 
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