What does it mean to be from this country Would take their brother man Bind him in slavery And be willing to die Before they'd set him free? Still I'm proud to be from Dixie My great-grandfather called this land his home He was a God-fearing man He was my flesh and bone Yet he took this man's father And called him his own 'Cause that's how it was in Dixie Plantation song You could sing 'em all night long But don't say it's got nothing to do with you 'Cause I know you're from Dixie too And there are still those who don't understand this When you see a man go And raise up his fist He's trying to reach past The shackles on his wrist And that don't go on just in Dixie Plantation song You can sing 'em all night long But don't say it's got nothing to do with you 'Cause I know you're from Dixie too We're all from Dixie too