[Yankee]

It will be left up to the Sons of the South to save this country after this bunch of socialists get done wreaking it.

Well, this time write your own anthem. "Dixie" was written for a minstrel show in New York, NY by a Yankee.

Like the man said, you can look it up. :)

[southernerwithanattitude]

I don't remember saying anything about the National Anthem but since you mentioned it—Great song, dontcha think.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

***Well, this time write your own anthem. “Dixie” was written for a minstrel show in New York, NY by a Yankee.***

Dixie is an enjoyable song but it wasn’t the National Anthem!

http://www.37thtexas.org/html/BBluelyr.html

The Bonnie Blue Flag

We are a band of brothers and native to the soil
Fighting for our Liberty, With treasure, blood and toil
And when our rights were threatened, the cry rose near and far
Hurrah for the Bonnie Blue Flag that bears a single star!
Hurrah!
Hurrah!
For Southern rights, hurrah!
Hurrah for the Bonnie Blue Flag that bears a single star.

As long as the Union was faithful to her trust
Like friends and brethren, kind were we, and just
But now, when Northern treachery attempts our rights to mar
We hoist on high the Bonnie Blue Flag that bears a single star.

Hurrah!
Hurrah!
For Southern rights, hurrah!
Hurrah for the Bonnie Blue Flag that bears a single star.

First gallant South Carolina nobly made the stand
Then came Alabama and took her by the hand
Next, quickly Mississippi, Georgia, and Florida
All raised on high the Bonnie Blue Flag that bears a single star.

Hurrah!
Hurrah!
For Southern rights, hurrah!
Hurrah for the Bonnie Blue Flag that bears a single star.

Ye men of valor gather round the banner of the right
Texas and fair Louisiana join us in the fight
Davis, our loved President, and Stephens statesmen are
Now rally round the Bonnie Blue Flag that bears a single star.

Hurrah!
Hurrah!
For Southern rights, hurrah!
Hurrah for the Bonnie Blue Flag that bears a single star.

And here’s to brave Virginia, the Old Dominion State.
With the young Confederacy at length has linked her fate.
Impelled by her example, now other States prepare
To hoist on high the Bonnie Blue flag that bears a single star.

Hurrah!
Hurrah!
For Southern rights, hurrah!
Hurrah for the Bonnie Blue Flag that bears a single star.

Then here’s to our Confederacy, strong we are and brave,
Like patriots of old we’ll fight, our heritage to save.
And rather than submit to shame, to die we would prefer
So cheer for the Bonnie Blue flag that bears a single star.

Hurrah!
Hurrah!
For Southern rights, hurrah!
Hurrah for the Bonnie Blue Flag that bears a single star.

Then cheer, boys, cheer, raise a joyous shout
For Arkansas and North Carolina now have both gone out;
And let another rousing cheer for Tennessee be given
The single star of the Bonnie Blue Flag has grown to be eleven!

[rustbucket]

Well, this time write your own anthem. "Dixie" was written for a minstrel show in New York, NY by a Yankee.

"The Battle Hymn of the Republic" was originally a Southern camp-meeting song, "Oh, Brothers, Will You Meet Us on Canaan's Happy Shore?" This might explain why my very old Southern high school used it as the high school song --- with different words, of course. The melody was stolen by the Yankees for the "Battle Hymn of the Republic". Why am I not surprised? They stole everything else down here. LOL.

See Link and Link2. And for more of the lyrics of the camp song version and how the song morphed into the "John Brown's Body" version that preceded "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" see Link3