[19384]
[Deposited June 11, 1861
Recorded Vol. 36, Page 359]
[No. 302]
"I Come, I Come,
from
DIXIE[!]" [11 Jun 1861; 28 Jul 1861]
Written and Composed
by
Frank Wilder.

Boston: Russell & Tolman, 991 Washinton St.
Wm. Hall & Som: N. York.
Root & Cady: Chicago.
Hall & Beamish: Halifax.
[28 July 1861]
[M 1640
  .W]
[Plate no.] 3352
[Source: civilwardigital.com]

1. O have you beem in Dixie’s Land,
De heaben of de colored band,
Faraway! Faraway!
Faraway in Dixie’s Land!
Whar nigger’s dance an have a spree,
De banjo tinkling on dar knee, 
Faraway! Faraway! in dat happy land!

CHORUS 1-4.
I come! I come from Dixie!
I come! I come! I come from down in Dixie’s Land,
An trabbled all de way!
I come! I come! from ’way down dar in Dixie!
I come! I come! from ’way down dar in Dixie.

2. De yaller galls dey are so kind,
Dey kiss you ’till your almost blind,
Faraway! Faraway!
Faraway in Dixie’s Land!
De fellers take dem round de waiste,
And call ’em sweet as jujupaste,
Faraway! Faraway! in dat happy land!

3. Will deweaber’s wife is dead,
Dey say she died from foot to head,
Faraway! Faraway!
Faraway in Dixie’s Land!
She had de ’fection ob de heart,
Ole Will he broke it right apart,
Faraway! Faraway! in dat happy land!

4. O, Dixie is a great ole place,
If you’d be dar you must make haste,
Faraway! Faraway!
Faraway in Dixie’s Land!
Just trabble on an dem you’ll see
De land ob cotton Dixie,
Faraway! Faraway! in dat happy land!