DIXIE'S LAND
Dan. Emmett (by permission, Firth, Pond & Co.)

1
I wish I was in the land of childhood
Rambling there amid the wildwood,
Look away, look away, look away, Dixie Land.
In Dixie Land where I was born in,
Early on one frosty morning,
Look away! Look away! Look away! Dixie Land.
2
'Tis there we pass'd such merry hours,
Amid the forest leaves and flowers,
Look away, look away, look away, Dixie Land.
In May we chose our queen and crown'd her,
Boys and girls all gather'd round her,
Look away! Look away! Look away! Dixie Land.
3
O, gay the times we had together,
Cared we not the kind of weather,
Look away, look away, look away, Dixie Land.
'Twas always gay and pleasant there,
We saw no cloud, we knew no care,
Look away! Look away! Look away! Dixie Land.
4
So sing we now a song that's very
Gay and bright, and blithe and merry,
Look away, look away, look away, Dixie Land.
And should you wish to drive 'way sorrow,
Sing again this song tomorrow,
Look away! Look away! Look away! Dixie Land.

P. 200, with score, W. O. & H. S. Perkins, 1860, "The Nightingale; a Choice Collection of Songs, Chants and Hymns,
designed for the use of Juvenile Classes, Public Schools, and Seminaries; containing also a Complete and Concise System of Elementary Instruction." Boston, Published by Oliver Ditson & Co.

Note the date, 1860, indicating that very early the Emmett song was revised by publishers. Oliver Ditson & Co. published many songbooks of all kinds; in this case, they either borrowed this version from Firth, Pond, or obtained permission to publish a children's version which they had composed for them, probably by Emmett.