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I wish I was in de land ob cotton,
Old times dar am not forgotten.
Look away, look away,
Look away, Dixie Land.
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In Dixie's land, we'll took our stand,
To lib an' die in Dixie!
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Still falls the Rain — Dark as the world of man, black as our loss — Blind as the nineteen hundred and forty nails Upon the Cross.
Edith Sitwell
Dan Emmett
Born:
October 29, 1815
Died:
June 28, 1904
(aged 88)
Bio:
Daniel Decatur "Dan" Emmett was an American songwriter, entertainer, and founder of the first troupe of the blackface minstrel tradition.
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