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Heard this song today and can't get it out of my head. It reminds me of what I think this country is leading up to these days.
Here is how it starts:
Virgil Cane is my name
And I rode on the Danville train
Till so much cavalry came
And tore up the tracks again
And in the winter of 65
We were hungry, just barely alive
WHO CAN GET THE REST? If ya'll need a hint I may give you one later
Here is how it starts:
Virgil Cane is my name
And I rode on the Danville train
Till so much cavalry came
And tore up the tracks again
And in the winter of 65
We were hungry, just barely alive
WHO CAN GET THE REST? If ya'll need a hint I may give you one later
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It was a time I remember oh, so well
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, they went
Na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na...
Original Lyrics written by J. Robbie Robertson
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 were hungry, just barely alive
By May the tenth, Richmond had fell, it's 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 singin',
they went La-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 choppin' wood, and I don't care if the money's
no good
Ya take what ya need and ya leave 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 all the people were
singin', they went Na-na-na na-na-na, na-na-na na-na-na,
na-na-na-na
Like my father before me, I will work the land
And like my brother before me, who took a rebel stand
He was just eighteen, proud and brave
But a Yankee laid him in his grave
I swear by the mud below my feet
You can't raise a Caine back up when he's in defeat
The night they drove old Dixie oown and the bells were ringing
The night they drove old Dixie down and all the people were
singin', they went Na-na-na na-na-na, na-na-na na-na-na,
na-na-na-na
The night they drove old Dixie down and all the bells were ringing
The night they drove old Dixie down and the people were singin',
they went Na-na-na na-na-na, na-na-na na-na-na, na-na-na-na
I'll go if you're buying. You might not be disappointed, if the drugs are strong enough.