Down Along the Dixie Line lyrics

[Verse 1]
Way down in Dixie, oh do they miss me
Down along the Dixie Line
Banjos a-strummin', horseflies a-hummin'
Ripe melons on the vine
The gold and the gray, we'd sing "look away"
Way down along the Dixie Line

[Verse 2]
I spent my childhood walking the wildwood
Down along the Dixie Line
Freight trains a-squallin', highballs a-ballin'
Four engines at a time
I was so happy with Momma and Pappy
Down along the Dixie Line

[Chorus]
Can't you hear those drivers wail?
Can't you see those bright rails shine?
Gonna catch that Fireball Mail
Leave the north land far behind

[Verse 3]
A river of whiskey flows down in Dixie
Down along the Dixie Line
They pulled up the tracks now, I can't go back now
Can't hardly keep from crying
Oh, do they miss me way down in Dixie
Down along the Dixie Line
[Chorus]
Can't you hear those drivers wail?
Can't you see those bright rails shine?
Wanna catch that Fireball Mail
Leave the north land far behind

[Outro]
Down along the Dixie Line