anthem of the confederacy of southern states of america, also used as chorus in the song american trilogy by elvis presley.original text:'i wish i was in dixie land':'[...] Dis worl' was made in jiss six days,
An' finished up in various ways;
Look away! Look away! Look away! Dixie Land!
Dey den made Dixie trim and nice,
But Adam called it paradise,
Look away! Look away! Look away! Dixie Land!Look away! Look away! Look away! Dixie Land.
In Dixie Land whar' I was born in,
Early on one frosty mornin',
Look away! Look away! Look away! Dixie Land.

Den I wish I was in Dixie, Hoo-ray! Hoo-ray!
In Dixie land, I'll take my stand to lib and die in Dixie;
Away, away, away down south in Dixie,
Away, away, away down south in Dixie.

Old Missus marry Will-de-weaber,
Willium was a gay deceaber; Look away! Look away! Look away! Dixie Land.
But when he put his arms around 'er
He smiled as fierce as a forty-pounder,
Look away! Look away! Look away! Dixie Land [...]'as sung in american trilogy:

'[...] Oh I wish I was in the land of cotton
Old things they are not forgotten
Look away, look away, look away dixieland
Oh I wish I was in dixie, away, away
In dixieland I take my stand to live and die in dixie
Cause dixieland, that's where I was born
Early lord one frosty morning
Look away, look away, look away dixieland [...]'this sample is used in this song because ELVIS IMPERSONATOR: BLACKPOOL PIER is about Elvis Presley tribute acts held in seaside resorts in england, like in blackpool. this symbolizes the growing of american (trash-)culture in britain.this song was originally composed by DANIEL DECATUR EMMETT (1815-1904) in 1859 for a new york minstrel show, and was then called 'I WISH I WAS IN DIXIE LAND'. The colloquial expression 'i wish i was in dixie land' was not, as most people suppose, a Southern phrase, but first appeared among the circus people of the North. In early fall, when nipping frosts would overtake the tented wanderers, the boys would think of the genial warmth of that section for which they were heading, and the common expression would be, "Well, I wish I was down in Dixie."The first performance of 'Dixie' in the Southern states of america appears to have been in Charleston, South Carolina, in December, 1860. But it was in New Orleans that 'Dixie' was first accepted as a Southern war song in america's civil war (1861-1865).

In March, 1861, after Louisiana had seceded from the Union, the theatrical troupe of Mrs. John Wood was opening in 'Pocahontas' at the Varieties Theatre in New Orleans. At the first evening performance, as the last number, the gaudily-dressed Zouaves marched onstage, led by Miss Susan Denim singing "I Wish I Was in Dixie." The audience went wild with delight. From that evening 'Dixie' was the favourite song of the Confederacy.

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P. Werlein, a New Orleans publisher, had received a Northern copy of 'Dixie'. Werlein wrote to the composer to secure the Southern copyright, but with the declaration of war, he decided not to wait for an answer, pirated it, and published the song in thousands of copies without any payment whatever to it's composer, Daniel Decatur Emmett.'dixie' was played at Montgomery, Alabama, when the Confederate States of America was provisionally established. At the inauguration of Jefferson Davis as President of the permanent Confederacy, on February 22, 1862, the program was so arranged that the band led off with 'Dixie'. This was equivalent to its official adoption as the national song of the Confederacy. as it was the official song of the confederacy in these times, 'dixie' is seen by many as synonymous with racist redneck land- and plantation-owners. [many thanks to jen for providing this information].