Vi rgil Caine is my name and
I drove on the Dan ville Train
Till so much ca va lry came
and tore up the tracks a gain
In the win ter of six tee five
we were hun gry
just bare ly a live
I took the train
to Ri chmond that fell
it was a time
I re mem ber oh so well
The night they drove
old di xie down
and all the bells
were rin ging
The night they drove
old di xie down
and all the peo ple
were sin gin'
They went na na na na na na
na na na na
na na na na na
Back with my wife
in Te nne ssee
and one day she said to me
Vir gil, quick, come see
and there goes
the Ro bert E. Lee
Now I don't mind them
cho ppin' wood
and I don't care if the
mo ney's no good
Just take what ya need
and leave the rest
They should ne ver
have ta ken the ve ry best
The night they drove
old di xie down
and all the bells
were rin ging
The night they drove
old di xie down
and all the peo ple
were sin gin'
They went na na na na na na
na na na na
na na na na na
Like my fa ther be fore me
I'm a wo rking man
and like my bro ther be fore me
I took a re bel stand
Well he was just eigh teen
proud and brave
but a yan kee
laid him in his grave
I swear by the blood
be low my feet
You can't raise the Caine
back up when it's in de feat
The night they drove
old di xie down
and all the bells
were rin ging
The night they drove
old di xie down
and all the peo ple
were sin gin'
They went na na na na na na
na na na na
na na na na na
