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Down Along the Dixie Line

from With a Spade by The Pipi Pickers

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Written by: David Rawlings / Gillian Welch

Never took much notice of this song, until we heard the Punch Brothers playing it at 2 or 3 times the original speed! Now it's our favourite

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Oh how they miss me, way down in Dixie
Down along the Dixie Line
Banjos are strummin', Horseflies are hummin'
Ripe melons on the vine
The gold and grey they sing look away
Way down along the Dixie Line

I spent my childhood walking the wildwood
Down along the Dixie Line
Freight trains are squallin', eyeballs are ballin'
Four engines at a time
I was so happy with momma and pappy
Down along the Dixie Line

Oh can't you hear them drivers wail?
Can't you see them bright rails shine?
I'm gonna catch that fireball mail
Leave the northland far behind

A river of whiskey flows down in Dixie
Down along the Dixie Line
But they pulled up the tracks now
I can't go back now
Can't hardly keep from cryin'
Oh how they miss me way down in Dixie
Down along the Dixie Line

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from With a Spade, released October 25, 2017
Written by: David Rawlings / Gillian Welch
Lead vocals, double bass: Jenine Abarbanel
Mandolin, vocals: Garry Bigwood
Banjo: Nat Torkington
Guitar: Barry Torkington
Gunther Flutney: backing vocals

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The Pipi Pickers Leigh, New Zealand

From the seaside village of Leigh in New Zealand, The Pipi Pickers play an energetic, contemporary, “full-bodied” style of bluegrass. They've been guests at major festivals in New Zealand and Australia. Often praised as the “second best free band in Leigh,” they’re a favourite at such local fundraisers as the Leigh Fishing Competition and the Whangateau Hall annual country faire. ... more

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