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Please Click The Play Button Directly Below This Message To Play The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down.mp3 The lyrics tell of the last days of the American Civil War, portraying the suffering of the protagonist, Virgil Caine, a poor white Southerner. Dixie is the historical nickname for the states making up the Confederate States of America. The song's opening stanza refers to one of George Stoneman's raids behind Confederate lines attacking the railroads of Danville, Virginia at the end of the Civil War in 1865: Judy joined me with the Vocals on this one and did a wonderful job, Thank You Judy. Powered by bactrax.org.uk |