Virgil Kane is the name
And I served on the Danville train
'Till Stoneman's cavalry came
And they tore up the tracks again
In the winter of '65
We were hungry, just barely alive
By May 10th, Richmond had fell
It's a time I remember, oh so well
The night they drove old Dixie down
When all the bells were ringing
The night they drove old Dixie down
And all the people were singing
They went, "Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na"
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Back with my wife in Tennessee
When one day she called to me
Said, "Virgil, quick, come and see
There goes Robert E. Lee!"
Now, I don't mind chopping wood
And I don't care if the money's no good
You take what you need and you leave the rest
But they should never have taken the very best
The night they drove old Dixie down
When all the bells were ringing
The night they drove old Dixie down
And all the people were singing
They went, "Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na"
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Like my father before me
I will work the land
And like my brother above me
Who took the rebel stand
He was just 18, proud and brave
But a Yankee laid him in his grave
And I swear by the mud below my feet
You can't raise a Kane back up when he's in defeat
The night they drove old Dixie down
When all the bells were ringing
The night they drove old Dixie down
And all the people were singing
They went, "Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na"
♪
The night they drove old Dixie down, down
The bells were ringing
The night they drove old Dixie down
And all the people were singing
They went, "Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na"
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Thank you very much
Thank you