Way Down South in Dixie
Break the heart of me
They hung my black young lover
To a cross roads tree

Way Down South in Dixie
Bruised body high in air
I asked the white Lord Jesus
What was the use of prayer

Way Down South in Dixie
Break the heart of me
Love is a naked shadow
On a gnarled and naked tree

Way Down South in Dixie
Break the heart of me
They hung my black young lover
To a cross roads tree

Way Down South in Dixie
Bruised body high in air
I asked the white Lord Jesus
What was the use of prayer

Way Down South in Dixie
Break the heart of me
Love is a naked shadow
On a gnarled and naked tree

Love is a naked shadow
On a gnarled and naked tree

Love is a naked shadow
On a gnarled and naked tree