The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (Live at EMU Ballroom, Eugene, OR, December 15, 1974)

Lyrics

[Verse 1: Jerry Garcia] Virgil Caine is the name and I served on the Danville train 'Til Stoneman's cavalry came and tore up the tracks again In the winter of '65 We was hungry, just barely alive By May 10th, Richmond had fell It was a time I remember oh so well [Chorus: Jerry Garcia] 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 Na na na na na, na na na na na na na na na [Verse 2: Jerry Garcia] With my wife in Tennessee, onе day she called for me "Virgil, quick comе see, there goes Robert E. Lee" I don't mind choppin' wood And I don't care if the money's no good Take what you need and leave the rest They should never have taken the very best [Chorus: Jerry Garcia] The night they drove old Dixie down And all the bells were ringing The night they drove old Dixie down All the people were singing Na na na na na na, na na na na na na na na [Instrumental Break] [Chorus: Jerry Garcia] The night they drove old Dixie down And all the bells were ringing The night they drove old Dixie down All the people were singing Na na na na na na, na na na na na na na na na [Verse 3: Jerry Garcia] Like my father before me, I'm a peaceful man Like my brother before me, I took a rebel stand Just eighteen, proud and brave But a Yankee laid him in his grave I swear by the blood runs on my feet You can't raise a Cain back up when he's in defeat [Chorus: Jerry Garcia] The night they drove old Dixie down And all the bells were ringing The night they drove old Dixie down All the people were singing Na na na na na na, na na na na na na na na na [Outro: Jerry Garcia] The night they drove old Dixie down The night they drove old Dixie down Na na na na na na, na na na na na na na na na We're gonna take a break for a little while. Thank you very much