The Ballad of Dixie Lyrics by Thomas Mac
Well folks, here’s the story about a cowgirl named Dixie
Her mother, she was a Roman gypsy
She spent her days waiting tables
And at night singing at every club
She was a boy,
Yippee-ki-yo
Yippee-ki-yay
Whoa, hey
She got her voice from her daddy
But he hitchhiked north somewhere near Cincinnati
And he didn’t leave her a thing
But damn that little cowgirl, she sure could sing
Yippee-ki-yo
Yippee-ki-yay
Whoa, hey
Well, Dixie had a big gig one evening
And she sounded damn good that night
Oh, when she finished that evening
Backstage there stood a suit and tie
And he promised her fame and fortune
Swore it all on his mother grave
Just sign right here Dixie darling
I promise your whole life will change
Yippee-ki-yo
Yippee-ki-yay
Whoa, hey
Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba
Well, nobody knows quite what happened
Some say that she changed her name
The only thing that there should happen
Her sweet voice was never heard again
You see, that night, Dixie, she vanished
And like a daddy, she didn’t leave a thing
But at that same ball when it’s real, real late
Some say they still hear her sing
Yippee-ki-yo
Yippee-ki-yay
Whoa, hey
Well folks, here’s the story about a cowgirl named Dixie