Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Dixieland, artist - Steve Earle. Album song The Mountain, in the genre Кантри
Date of issue: 22.02.1999
Age restrictions: 18+
Record label: Steve Earle, Warner
Song language: English
Dixieland |
I am the Kilrain, I’m a fightin' man |
And I come from County Clare |
And the Brits would hang me for a Fenian |
So I took my leave of there |
And I crossed the ocean in the Arrianne |
The vilest tub afloat |
And the captain’s brother was a railroad man |
And he met us at the boat |
So I joined up with the 20th Maine |
Like I said, my friend, I’m a fighting man |
Marchin' south in the pouring rain |
We’re all goin' down to Dixieland |
I am Kilrain of the 20th Maine |
And we fight for Chamberlain |
'Cause he stood right with us |
When the Johnnies came like a banshee on the wind |
When the smoke cleared out of Gettysburg |
Many a mother wept |
For many a good boy died there, sure |
And the air smelled just like death |
I am Kilrain of the 20th Maine |
And I’d march to hell and back again |
For Colonel Joshua Chamberlain |
We’re all goin' down to Dixieland |
I am the Kilrain of the 20th Maine |
And I damn all gentlemen |
Whose only worth is their father’s name |
And the sweat of a workin' man |
Well, we come from the farms and the city streets |
A hundred foreign lands |
And we spilled our blood in the battle’s heat |
Now we’re all Americans |
I am the Kilrain of the 20th Maine |
And did I tell you, friend, I’m a fightin' man |
And I’ll not be back this way again |
'Cause we’re all goin' down to Dixieland |