By May the tenth, Richmond had fell
The night they drove Old Dixie down
You can't raise a Cain back up when he's in defeat
Na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na
But a Yankee laid him in his grave
The night they drove Old Dixie down
And all the people were singin'
Like my brother below me, I took the rebel stand
The night they drove Old Dixie down
They went na, na, na, na, na
And all the bells were ringing
And all the bells were ringing
Na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na
Virgil quick, come see, there goes Robert E. Lee
And all the people were singin'
I swear by the mud beneath my feet
He was just eighteen, proud and brave
The night they drove Old Dixie down
In the winter of '65, we were hungry, just barely alive
They went na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na
It was a time I remember oh so well
The night they drove Old Dixie down
And all the people were singin'
And I don't mind choppin' wood
Na, na, na, na, na
And I don't care if the money's no good
And all the bells were ringing
They went na, na, na, na, na
The night they drove Old Dixie down
Na, na, na, na, na
They went na, na, na, na, na
But they should never have taken the very best
The night they drove Old Dixie down
And all the bells were ringing
Like my father before me, I will work the land
The night they drove Old Dixie down
Back with my wife in Tennessee till one day she says to me
You take what you can and leave the rest
And all the people were singin'
