Dixie Don’t Shoot

Every Fifth Word for Five Repetitions
—for John Sims’s Afro-Dixie Remix Listening Party at the Bowery Poetry Club

November 2, 2015

I.

Oh, I wish I was in the land of cotton,
Cinnamon seed and sandy bottom,
Look away, look away, look away Dixie Land.
In Dixie Land, where I was born in,
early on one frosty mornin’,
Look away, look away, look away Dixie Land.
I wish I was in Dixie, Hooray! Hooray!
In Dixie Land I’ll take my stand
to live and die in Dixie.
Ole Missus marry “Will the weaver”
Willum was a gay deceiver
But when he put his arm around ’er,
He smiled fierce as a forty pounder,
His face was sharp as a butcher’s cleaver
But that did not seem to grieve ’er
Ole Missus acted the foolish part
And died for a man that broke her heart
Now here’s a health to the next ole Missus
An’ all the gals that want to kiss us;
But if you want to drive ’way sorrow
Come and hear this song tomorrow
There’s buckwheat cakes and Injun batter,
Makes you fat or a little fatter
Then hoe it down and scratch your gravel,
To Dixie’s Land I’m bound to travel,
Look away! Look away! Look away!
Dixie Land

II

Oh, I wish I don’t shoot in the land of don’t shoot,
Cinnamon seed and sandy don’t shoot,
Look away, look away, don’t shoot away Dixie Land.
In don’t shoot Land, where I was don’t shoot in,
early on one don’t shoot mornin’,
Look away, look don’t shoot, look away Dixie Land.
don’t shoot wish I was in don’t shoot, Hooray! Hooray!
In Dixie don’t shoot I’ll take my stand
don’t shoot live and die in don’t shoot.
Ole Missus marry “Will don’t shoot weaver”
Willum was a don’t shoot deceiver
But when he don’t shoot his arm around ‘er,
don’t shoot smiled fierce as a don’t shoot pounder,
His face was don’t shoot as a butcher’s cleaver
don’t shoot that did not seem don’t shoot grieve ’er
Ole Missus don’t shoot the foolish part
And don’t shoot for a man that don’t shoot her heart
Now here’s don’t shoot health to the next don’t shoot Missus
An’ all the don’t shoot that want to kiss don’t shoot;
But if you want don’t shoot drive ’way sorrow
Come don’t shoot hear this song tomorrow
don’t shoot buckwheat cakes and Injun don’t shoot,
Makes you fat or don’t shoot little fatter
Then hoe don’t shoot down and scratch your don’t shoot,
To Dixie’s Land I’m don’t shoot to travel,
Look away! don’t shoot away! Look away!
Dixie don’t shoot

III

Oh, I wish I don’t shoot don’t shoot the land of don’t shoot,
Cinnamon don’t shoot and sandy don’t shoot,
Look away, don’t shoot away, don’t shoot away Dixie Land.
don’t shoot don’t shoot Land, where I was don’t shoot don’t shoot,
early on one don’t shoot mornin’,
don’t shoot away, look don’t shoot, look away don’t shoot Land.
don’t shoot wish I was don’t shoot don’t shoot, Hooray! Hooray!
In Dixie don’t shoot don’t shoot take my stand
don’t shoot live don’t shoot die in don’t shoot.
Ole Missus don’t shoot “Will don’t shoot weaver”
Willum was don’t shoot don’t shoot deceiver
But when he don’t shoot don’t shoot arm around ’er,
don’t shoot smiled fierce don’t shoot a don’t shoot pounder,
His face don’t shoot don’t shoot as a butcher’s cleaver
don’t shoot don’t shoot did not seem don’t shoot grieve ’don’t shoot
Ole Missus don’t shoot the foolish don’t shoot
And don’t shoot for a man don’t shoot don’t shoot her heart
Now here’s don’t shoot don’t shoot to the next don’t shoot Missus
An’ all the don’t shoot that want don’t shoot kiss don’t shoot;
But if you don’t shoot don’t shoot drive ‘way sorrow
Come don’t shoot don’t shoot this song tomorrow
don’t shoot buckwheat don’t shoot and Injun don’t shoot,
Makes you fat or don’t shoot little fatter
Then don’t shoot don’t shoot down and scratch your don’t shoot,
don’t shoot Dixie’s Land I’m don’t shoot don’t shoot travel,
Look away! don’t shoot away! don’t shoot away!
Dixie don’t shoot

IV

Oh, I wish I don’t shoot don’t shoot the don’t shoot of don’t shoot,
Cinnamon don’t shoot and sandy don’t shoot,
don’t shoot away, don’t shoot away, don’t shoot away Dixie don’t shoot.
don’t shoot don’t shoot Land, where I was don’t shoot don’t shoot,
don’t shoot on one don’t shoot mornin’,
don’t shoot away, don’t shoot don’t shoot, look away don’t shoot Land.
don’t shoot wish don’t shoot was don’t shoot don’t shoot, Hooray! Hooray!
In don’t shoot don’t shoot don’t shoot take my stand
don’t shoot live don’t shoot don’t shoot in don’t shoot.
Ole Missus don’t shoot “Will don’t shoot don’t shoot”
Willum was don’t shoot don’t shoot deceiver
But when don’t shoot don’t shoot don’t shoot arm around ’er,
don’t shoot smiled don’t shoot don’t shoot a don’t shoot pounder,
His face don’t shoot don’t shoot don’t shoot a butcher’s cleaver
don’t shoot don’t shoot did don’t shoot seem don’t shoot grieve ’don’t shoot
Ole Missus don’t shoot don’t shoot foolish don’t shoot
And don’t shoot for a don’t shoot don’t shoot don’t shoot her heart
Now here’s don’t shoot don’t shoot don’t shoot the next don’t shoot Missus
An’ don’t shoot the don’t shoot that want don’t shoot kiss don’t shoot;
don’t shoot if you don’t shoot don’t shoot drive ’way don’t shoot
Come don’t shoot don’t shoot this song tomorrow
don’t shoot don’t shoot don’t shoot and Injun don’t shoot,
Makes you don’t shoot or don’t shoot little fatter
Then don’t shoot don’t shoot don’t shoot and scratch your don’t shoot,
don’t shoot Dixie’s don’t shoot I’m don’t shoot don’t shoot travel,
Look away! don’t shoot away! don’t shoot away!
Dixie don’t shoot

V

Oh, I wish I don’t shoot don’t shoot don’t shoot don’t shoot of don’t shoot,
Cinnamon don’t shoot and sandy don’t shoot,
don’t shoot don’t shoot, don’t shoot away, don’t shoot away Dixie don’t shoot.
don’t shoot don’t shoot Land, don’t shoot I was don’t shoot don’t shoot,
don’t shoot on one don’t shoot don’t shoot‘,
don’t shoot away, don’t shoot don’t shoot, look away don’t shoot Land.
don’t shoot don’t shoot don’t shoot was don’t shoot don’t shoot, Hooray! Hooray!
In don’t shoot don’t shoot don’t shoot don’t shoot my stand
don’t shoot live don’t shoot don’t shoot in don’t shoot.
don’t shoot Missus don’t shoot “Will don’t shoot don’t shoot”
Willum was don’t shoot don’t shoot don’t shoot
But when don’t shoot don’t shoot don’t shoot arm around ’don’t shoot,
don’t shoot smiled don’t shoot don’t shoot a don’t shoot pounder,
His don’t shoot don’t shoot don’t shoot don’t shoot a butcher’s cleaver
don’t shoot don’t shoot did don’t shoot don’t shoot don’t shoot grieve ’don’t shoot
Ole Missus don’t shoot don’t shoot foolish don’t shoot
don’t shoot don’t shoot for a don’t shoot don’t shoot don’t shoot her heart
don’t shoot here’s don’t shoot don’t shoot don’t shoot the next don’t shoot Missus
don’t shoot’ don’t shoot the don’t shoot that want don’t shoot kiss don’t shoot;
don’t shoot don’t shoot you don’t shoot don’t shoot drive ’way don’t shoot
Come don’t shoot don’t shoot don’t shoot song tomorrow
don’t shoot don’t shoot don’t shoot and Injun don’t shoot,
don’t shoot you don’t shoot or don’t shoot little fatter
don’t shoot don’t shoot don’t shoot don’t shoot and scratch your don’t shoot,
don’t shoot Dixie’s don’t shoot don’t shoot don’t shoot travel,
Look away! don’t shoot away! don’t shoot don’t shoot!
Dixie don’t shoot