Herschel Kane
We were hungry, just barely alive
I made the 10th Richmond bell
It was a time I remember oh so well
The night they drove old Nixie down
And all the bells were ringing
The night they drove old Nixie down
And all the people were singing
They went la la la la la la
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
Herschel, quick come and see
There goes a Robert E. Lee
Now I'mma call her




I don't mind chopping wood, and I don't care if the money's no good.
You take what you need and you leave the rest, but they should never have taken the very best.
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.
And they went la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la.
Like my father before me, I was worth the land.
Just like my brother before me, I was worth the land.
He was just 18, proud and brave, but a Yankee laid him in his grave.
I swear by the blood to low my feet, you can't raise a K back up when he's in defeat.
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.
And they went la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la.
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.
And they went la, la, la, la, la, la, la.
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, the night they go home to sleep.