virgil caine is the name
i served on the danville train. the stoneman's cavalry came and tore up the tracks again. in the summer of '65
we were hungry
just barely alive. by may the 10th richmond had fell
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 the people were singing. they went la la la la la la
la la la la la la la la. back home in tennessee my wife called out to me. said virgil
come quick and see
there goes robert e. lee. i don't mind chopping wood
and i don't care if the money ain't good. you take what you need and save the rest
but they should never have taken the very best. the night they drove old dixie down
and the bells were ringing. the night they drove old dixie down and the people were singing. they went la la la la la la
la la la la la la la la. like my father before me
he was a working man. like my brother above me
he took a rebel stand. was just 18
proud and brave when a yankee laid him in his grave. i swear by the blood beneath my feet
you can't raise a cain back up when he's in defeat. the night they drove old dixie down
and the bells were ringing. the night they drove old dixie down and the people were singing. they went la la la la la la
la la la la la la la la. the night they drove old dixie down
and the bells were ringing. the night they drove old dixie down and the people were singing. 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.