Legion of Mary – The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down

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Legion of Mary The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down

Legion of Mary – The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down Lyrics

Artist: Legion of Mary
Song: The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down

Virgil Caine is the name and I served on the Danville train
‘Til Stoneman’s cavalry came and tore up the tracks again
In the winter of ’65
We was hungry, just barely alive

By May 10th, Richmond had fell
It was a time I remember oh so well
The night they drove old Dixie down
And the bells were ringing

The night they drove old Dixie down
And all the people were singing
Na na na na na na, na na na na na na na na na
Back with my wife in Tennessee, one day she called for me

“Virgil, quick, come see, there goes Robert E. Lee”
Now I don’t mind choppin’ wood
And I don’t care if the money’s no good
Take what you need and leave the rest

They should never have taken the very best
The night they drove old Dixie down
And all the bells were ringing
The night they drove old Dixie down

And all the people were singing
Na na na na na na, na na na na na na na na na
The night they drove old Dixie down
All the bells were ringing

The night they drove old Dixie down
All the people were singing
Na na na na na na, na na na na na na na na na
Like my father before me, I’m a peaceful man

Like my brother before me, I took a rebel stand
Just eighteen, proud and brave
But a Yankee laid him in his grave
I swear by the blood runs on my feet

You can’t raise a Cain back up when he’s in defeat
The night they drove old Dixie down
And all the bells were ringing
The night they drove old Dixie down

All the people were singing
Na na na na na na, na na na na na na na na na
The night they drove old Dixie down
The night they drove old Dixie down

Na na na na na na, na na na na na na na na na
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From the album:
GarciaLive Volume Three: December 14-15, 1974 Northwest Tour
Release Year: 2013