The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (Live at Poplar Creek Music Theatre, Hoffman Estates, IL, September 16, 1989) Jerry Garcia Band

[Verse 1]
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]
The night they drove old Dixie down
And the bells were ringing
The night they drove old Dixie down
And all the people were singing
La, la la la la la, la la la la, la la la la la

[Verse 2]
Back with my wife in Tennessee, one day she called to me
Virgil, quick come see, there goes Robert E. Lee
Now I don't mind choppin' wood
And I don't care if the money's no good
You take what you need and you leave the rest
They should never have taken the very best

[Chorus]
The night they drove old Dixie down
And the bells were ringing
The night they drove old Dixie down
And all the people were singing
La, la la la la la, la la la la, la la la la la