i have walked greener pastures and i ve made a lot of hay i ve gone fast and even faster i ve been lost and found my way got a whole lot out of livin my simple southern life tried to do my share of givin and i know my soul s all right so everybody whistle dixie when they lay me in the ground when that cold wind comes to get me i don t want nobody standin round sheddin tears and feelin sorry cause i m gone to see my god everybody whistle dixie let em lay me neath the sod there s a peace of mind in knowin that some things are meant to be like the way my age is showin and that you were made for me like the sweet savannah sunshine and the louisiana rain things that make this life worth living and keep a man from going insane so everybody whistle dixie when they lay me in the ground when that cold wind comes to get me i don t want nobody standin round sheddin tears and feelin sorry cause i m gonna go to see my god hey everybody whistle dixie let em lay me neath the sod lord i love the land of cotton yeah but someday i ll say goodbye cause there s a better home awaitin yeah there s a mansion in the sky everybody whistle dixie oh when they lay me in the ground when that cold wind comes to get me don t want nobody standin round sheddin tears and feelin sorry cause i m gone to see my god everybody whistle dixie let em lay me neath the sod yeah everybody whistle dixie just let em lay me neath the sod 