My daddy courted my mammy, away down South
They married in Alabammy, away down South
And when I came into this world, old Dixie gave me birth,
That's why I claim that Dixie is the finest place on earth.
They brought me up in sunny Caroline,
And they just planted Dixie in the heart of mine.

I'm all abound round with the Mason Dixon Line
It's pulling me, back where I used to be
When I was younger I knew every lane.
Now I hunger to be once again;
Back where the robin keeps throbbing pretty melodies;
And when I'm all bound round with a pair of loving arms,
Oh! mother mine!
I'll know I'm in Caroline;
I've read a lot about Heaven,
But give me Dixie all the time;
For I've found that I'm bound,
Bound all around,
With the Mason Dixon Line.

I'm all abound round with the Mason Dixon Line
It's pulling me, back where I used to be
When I was younger I knew every lane.
Now I hunger to be once again;
Back where the robin keeps throbbing pretty melodies;
And when I'm all bound round with a pair of loving arms,
Oh! mother mine!
I'll know I'm in Caroline;
I've read a lot about Heaven,
But give me Dixie all the time;
For I've found that I'm bound,
Bound all around,
With the Mason Dixon Line.