From: zeroy@netcom.com (Roy M. Randall)
Subject: CRD: The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - The Band
Dumb Historical Footnote: May 10 was the date that Jefferson Davis was
captured. Richmond had fallen in April.
THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN
Robbie Robertson
|C | |
Am C/G F Em Dm
Virgil Cain is my name and I served on the Danville train,
Am C/G F Em Dm
Till Stonewall`s cavalry came and tore up the tracks again.
C/E F C Dm
In the winter of sixty-five we were hungry, just barely alive.
C/E F
By May the tenth Richmond had fell.
C Dm D
It was a time I remember all so well.
C/G F C/G
The night they drove old Dixie down,
F
And the bells were ringing.
C/G F C/G
The night they drove old Dixie down,
F
And the people were singing. They went...
C/G Am G F
La la la la la la, la la la la la la la la la.
Back with my wife in Tennessee, when one day she called to me.
Virgil, quick! Come see! There goes Robert E. Lee!
Now I don`t mind I`m 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.
(refrain)
Like my father before me, I work the land.
And like my brother above me, who took a rebel stand.
He was just eighteen, proud and brave,
But a Yankee laid him in his grave.
I swear my the mud below my feet,
You can`t raise the cane back up when it`s in the feed.
(refrain)
|C C/B |Bb Am |Ab G |
(refrain)
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From: skaeser@hr.house.gov (Steven Kaeser)
THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN
(The Band)
C Am C/G F F/E Dm
Virgil Caine is the name, and I served on the Danville train,
Am C/G F F/E Dm
`Til Stoneman`s Calvery came and tore up the tracks again.
Am/E F C Dm
In the winter of `65, We were hungry, just barely alive.
Am/E F C Dm D
By May the tenth, Richmond had fell, it`s a time I remember, oh so well,
(Chorus)
C/G Fmaj7 C/G Fmaj7
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, and the bells were ringing,
C/G Fmaj7 C/G Fmaj7
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, and the people were singin`. They went
C/G Am Gsus4 F C
La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La,
Am C F F/E Dm
Back with my wife in Tennessee, When one day she called to me,
Am C F F/E Dm
Virgil, quick, come see, there goes Robert E. Lee!
Am/E F C Dm
Now I don`t mind choppin` wood, and I don`t care if the money`s no good.
Am/E F
Ya take what ya need and ya leave the rest,
C Dm D
But they never should have taken the very best. (Chorus)
Am C F F/E Dm
Like my father before me, I will work the land,
Am C F F/E Dm
Like my brother above me, who took a rebel stand.
Am/E F C Dm
He was just eighteen, proud and brave, But a Yankee laid him in his grave,
Am/E F
I swear by the mud below my feet,
C Dm D
You can`t raise a Caine back up when he`s in defeat. (Chorus and fade)
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And if you`re interested, here is another song from the Band:
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THE WEIGHT
(The Band)
G Bm C G C G
I pulled into Nazareth, was feelin` about half past dead;
Bm C G C G
I just need some place where I can lay my head.
Bm C G C G
Hey, mister, can you tell me where a man might find a bed?
Bm C G C G
He just grinned and shook my hand, and No!, was all he said.
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(Chorus)
D C G D G
Take a load off Fanny, take a load for free;
D C G
Take a load off Fanny, And (and) (and) you can put the load right on me.
G(Fbass) Em Em7 C
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G Bm C G C G
I picked up my bag, I went lookin` for a place to hide;
G Bm C G C G
When I saw Carmen and the Devil walkin` side by side.
Bm C G C G
I said, Hey, Carmen, come on, let`s go downtown.
Bm C G C G
She said, I gotta go, but my friend can stick around.
(Chorus)
Bm C G C G
Go down, Miss Moses, there`s nothin` you can say
Bm C G C G
It`s just ol` Luke, and Luke`s waitin` on Judgement Day.
Bm C G C G
Well, Luke, my friend, what about young Anna Lee?
Bm C G C G
He said, Do me a favor, son, woncha stay and keep Anna Lee company?
(Chorus)
Bm C G C G
Crazy Chester followed me, and he caught me in the fog.
Bm C G C G
He said, I will fix your rack, if you`ll take Jack, my dog.
Bm C G C G
I said, Wait a minute, Chester, you know I`m a peaceful man.
Bm C G C G
He said, That`s okay, boy, won`t you feed him when you can.
(Chorus)
Bm C G C G
Catch a cannon ball now, to take me down the line
Bm C G C G
My bag is sinkin` low and I do believe it`s time.
Bm C G C G
To get back to Miss Fanny, you know she`s the only one.
Bm C G C G
Who sent me here with her regards for everyone.
(Chorus)
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Steven Kaeser skaeser@cais.com (hm)
May the farce remain with us, always skaeser@hr.house.gov (wk)
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