He said way down yonder in the land of cotton
Dia mengatakannya di sana di tanah kapas
Old times there ain't near as rotten as they are
Lama kali tidak ada yang semudah mereka
On this damned old L.A. street
Di jalan L.A. yang sial ini
Then he drew a dying breath
Lalu dia menarik napas sekarat
And laid his head against my chest
Dan meletakkan kepalanya di dadaku
Please Lord take his soul back home to Dixie
Tolonglah Tuhan membawa jiwanya kembali ke rumah Dixie

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Paduan suara

He said listen to me son while you still can
Dia bilang dengarkan aku anak selagi kamu masih bisa
Run back home to that Southern land
Jalankan kembali ke tanah selatan itu
Don't you see what life here has done to me?
Tidakkah kamu melihat apa yang telah dilakukan hidup di sini bagiku?
Then he closed those old blue eyes
Lalu dia menutup mata biru tua itu
And fell limp against my side
Dan terjatuh lemas di sisi tubuhku
No more pain, now he's safe back home in Dixie
Tidak ada lagi rasa sakit, sekarang dia aman kembali ke rumah di Dixie

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I sang Dixie as he died
Aku menyanyikan Dixie saat dia meninggal
The people just walked on by as I cried
Orang-orang hanya berjalan dengan saat aku menangis
The bottle had robbed him of all his rebel pride
Botol itu telah merampas semua kebanggaan pemberontaknya
So I sang Dixie as he died
Jadi saya menyanyikan Dixie saat dia meninggal
I sang Dixie as he died
Aku menyanyikan Dixie saat dia meninggal