“I wish I was in the Land of Cotton ...”
LOL never watched or gone to the Kentucky Derby then I take it?
We had a version we called “Slow Dixie” where the first verse was sung slowly like a hymn. Only on the chorus did we break into the faster version you’re probably more familiar with. It was really quite beautiful.
We actually had very nice tradition for when a brother became engaged. We would pull our cannon to the fiance’s dorm or sorority house arriving just after midnight with torches blazing and under the stars and bars. We would serenade the fiance finishing with ‘Slow Dixie’ and the firing of the cannon. Wonder what reaction that would bring now?