AMERICAN BY BIRTH

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I'm gonna go down on the creek bank, gather all my people
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Pitch horseshoes until the sun goes down
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Gonna barbecue my ribs, eat potato salad
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Let the bird dogs run, let the children sing
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Lord we're gonna get down
CHORUS:
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Yes, we shall gather down in Dixie
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Where my father and my children's feet have trod
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We shall all sing "Hallelujah"
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I'm American by birth, and Southern by the grace of God

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I'm gonna slip off with my cousin For a little shot of bourbon
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Listen to him stretch the truth for a little while
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I'm gonna sneak up behind my baby
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And tell her that I love her
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I'm gonna lay her down in a hickory sheet
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And watch my baby smile

CHORUS:
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Yes, we shall gather down in Dixie
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Where my father and my children's feet have trod
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We shall all sing "Hallelujah"
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I'm American by birth, and Southern by the grace of God

CHORUS:
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Yes, we shall gather down in Dixie
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Where my father and my children's feet have trod
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We shall all sing "Hallelujah"
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I'm American by birth, and Southern by the grace of God