Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1923-11-05 | Page 5 | American's Favorite Songs

to o DL DIXIE JE ACTORS A ACTORS wrote In part put at least three of ot Americas America's favorite songs Dixie Home Sweet SweetHome SweetHome SweetHome Home and Columbia the Gem Gemot Gemo ot of the Ocean The creator ot of lo Dicie was waa Daniel Decatur Lm Era Em mett one of ot the most famous of early American minstrels While hens he ha was ns os with Dan Br Bans Ban's s 's minstrels In 1859 he wrote Dixie to order lii His contract contrad pro tl at ho he was to write a now alk around for tor the following Monday evening Under such pressure the stirring old song was composed It mado Emmett famous nd ind was wasa ms by minstrels all 0 over oer er the coun coun- country coun- coun country country try WIFE'S IDE 4 Oscar Coon a contemporary ot of says sas He He played Dixie to tome tome tomo me on his fiddle before It was as down on paper Dan struck It out one day when hen his hia wife was as him It was Monday wash Monday washday day The showmen used to say sayI I w a lih ish I was In Dixie because any showmen who ho could get a job jobIn jobin jobIn In the south In the cold weather thought himself pretty luck lucky So Dan remarked I a wish Ish I a a was as In Dixie His wife said Dan that's tho Idea tor for a song So he worked i I n Dixie for tor the show Although by a northern northern- northerner er or Dixie soon sCion became a ta In the south Dan Emmett even en een- een eventually became an nn Independent manager and settled In his old home homo to town n of ot Mount Vernon O 0 There he lived until his hia death In 1904 at the age ago of ot 89 What Is your Tour favorite American song Is It In this list Send 11 0 oui choke to S Clark Com Coin Community Service sen avenue Yea v lork orl ork as part of a n nation nation- nationwide wide w Ide vote Tote 00 I wish Ish I was as In de land ob cotton Old times dar dat am not forgot forgot- ten forgotten ten Look away Look away av Look LandIn away I Dixie DIle Land In Dixie Land whir r h Ia I a was born In Early on one frosty Look away aIlY Look awa away Look awa away Dixie Land Den I wish Ish I was In Dixie Hooray In Dixie Land 1 iii 1 take my stand To liband lib and die In Dixie DIle Away Away Away Aay down south In DIxIe Away Awa Away Away ay down south in DIxIe Dare Dars buck buckwheat heat cakes calces an Ingen Ingen In- In Ingen gen Makes l fatter tatter vou you fat tat or a n little tat fat fat ter I Look away ay Look Look away Dixie Land Den hoe hoo It down an nn scratch scratch your our grabble grlbble To Dixie Lind Im I'm bound to Look avay ay Look a awn al l Look away l Dixie Land