(Robertson)
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Virgil Caine is the name, I served on the Danville train.
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The stoneman's cavalry came and tore up the tracks again.
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In the summer of '65, we were hungry, just barely alive.
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By May the 10th Richmond had fell, was a time I remember oh, so well.
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The night they drove old Dixie down, and the bells were ringing.
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The night they drove old Dixie down and the people were singing.
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They went la la la la la la, la la la la la la la la.
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Back home in Tennessee my wife called out to me.
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Said Virgil, come quick and see, there goes Robert E. Lee.
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I don't mind chopping wood, and I don't care if the money ain't good.
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You take what you need and save the rest, but they should never have taken the very best.
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The night they drove old Dixie down, and the bells were ringing.
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The night they drove old Dixie down and the people were singing.
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They went la la la la la la, la la la la la la la la.
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Like my father before me, he was a working man.
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Like my brother above me, he took a rebel stand.
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Was just 18, proud and brave when a Yankee laid him in his grave.
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I swear by the blood beneath my feet, you can't raise a Cain back up when he's in defeat.
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The night they drove old Dixie down, and the bells were ringing.
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The night they drove old Dixie down and the people were singing.
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They went la la la la la la, la la la la la la la la.
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The night they drove old Dixie down, and the bells were ringing.
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The night they drove old Dixie down and the people were singing.
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They went la la la la la la, la la la la la la la la, la la la la la la, la la la la la la la la.
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The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
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| John Denver |
