Biography:
Lonnie Donegan MBE (29 April 1931 – 3 November 2002) was a British "skiffle" musician, with more than 20 UK Top 30 hits to his name. He is referred to as the "King of Skiffle" and is often cited as a large influence on the generation of British musicians who became famous in the 1960s.
Donegan was born as Anthony James Donegan in Glasgow, Scotland, the son of a professional violinist. His ethnic mix was Scottish/Irish. He moved with his mother to London at an early age, after his parents divorced.
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[Introduction]
E B7
E B7 E
[Chorus]
N.C.
My Dixie
E
darlin', listen to the song I sing
B7 A E
Beneath the silvery moon, with a banjo right in tune
E
I love no one but you, my heart is always true,
B7 E
My Dixie darlin', my Dixie Belle
[Verse 1]
E
Well I just got back from out of town
E
I've been ramblin' round and round
B7
I've met lots of southern belles
E
But I've no romance to tell
E
I've been as true as true can be
E
I'll swear that on my bended knee
B7
There is no one half as swell
B7 E
As my Dixie Belle
[Chorus]
N.C.
My Dixie
E
darlin', listen to the song I sing
B7 A E
Beneath the silvery moon, with a banjo right in tune
E
I love no one but you, my heart is always true,
B7 E
My Dixie darlin', my Dixie Belle
[Verse 2]
E
I like whiskey I like gin
E
I like the horses when they win
B7
Gamblin' at Kentucky races
E
I meet lots of pretty faces
E
But theres one thing I will bet
E
My Dixie Belle is the prettiest yet
B7
There is no one half as swell
B7
As my Dixie ..
[Chorus]
N.C.
My Dixie
E
darlin', listen to the song I sing
B7 A E
Beneath the silvery moon, with a banjo right in tune
E
I love no one but you, my heart is always true,
B7 E
My Dixie darlin', my Dixie Belle
[Instrumental]
E B7 E B7 E
[Chorus]
N.C.
My Dixie
E
darlin', listen to the song I sing
B7 A E
Beneath the silvery moon, with a banjo right in tune
E
I love no one but you, my heart is always true,
B7 E
My Dixie darlin', my Dixie Belle
[Verse 3]
E
I'm gonna marry settle down
E
Settle down in a Southern town
B7
Buy myself a small homestead
E
Bloom in peace until I'm dead
E
There is no one half as swell
E
Listen here I will tell
B7
There is no one half as grand
B7
As my Dixie ..
[Outro]
N.C.
My Dixie
E
darlin', listen to the song I sing
B7 A E
Beneath the silvery moon, with a banjo right in tune
E
I love no one but you, my heart is always true,
B7 E
My Dixie darlin', my Dixie Belle
B7 E B7 E
My Dixie darlin', my Dixie Belle
E B7
E B7 E
[Chorus]
N.C.
My Dixie
E
darlin', listen to the song I sing
B7 A E
Beneath the silvery moon, with a banjo right in tune
E
I love no one but you, my heart is always true,
B7 E
My Dixie darlin', my Dixie Belle
[Verse 1]
E
Well I just got back from out of town
E
I've been ramblin' round and round
B7
I've met lots of southern belles
E
But I've no romance to tell
E
I've been as true as true can be
E
I'll swear that on my bended knee
B7
There is no one half as swell
B7 E
As my Dixie Belle
[Chorus]
N.C.
My Dixie
E
darlin', listen to the song I sing
B7 A E
Beneath the silvery moon, with a banjo right in tune
E
I love no one but you, my heart is always true,
B7 E
My Dixie darlin', my Dixie Belle
[Verse 2]
E
I like whiskey I like gin
E
I like the horses when they win
B7
Gamblin' at Kentucky races
E
I meet lots of pretty faces
E
But theres one thing I will bet
E
My Dixie Belle is the prettiest yet
B7
There is no one half as swell
B7
As my Dixie ..
[Chorus]
N.C.
My Dixie
E
darlin', listen to the song I sing
B7 A E
Beneath the silvery moon, with a banjo right in tune
E
I love no one but you, my heart is always true,
B7 E
My Dixie darlin', my Dixie Belle
[Instrumental]
E B7 E B7 E
[Chorus]
N.C.
My Dixie
E
darlin', listen to the song I sing
B7 A E
Beneath the silvery moon, with a banjo right in tune
E
I love no one but you, my heart is always true,
B7 E
My Dixie darlin', my Dixie Belle
[Verse 3]
E
I'm gonna marry settle down
E
Settle down in a Southern town
B7
Buy myself a small homestead
E
Bloom in peace until I'm dead
E
There is no one half as swell
E
Listen here I will tell
B7
There is no one half as grand
B7
As my Dixie ..
[Outro]
N.C.
My Dixie
E
darlin', listen to the song I sing
B7 A E
Beneath the silvery moon, with a banjo right in tune
E
I love no one but you, my heart is always true,
B7 E
My Dixie darlin', my Dixie Belle
B7 E B7 E
My Dixie darlin', my Dixie Belle
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