Saint George and Mormon Dixie

DESCRIPTION: "St. George is bright and sunny, Its cloudless skies are blue, Its flowers are fair and bonnie, Its faithful saints are true." Other traits of the area are listed. "For St. George and Mormon Dixie I'd rather live than die."
AUTHOR: Charles L. Walker (source: Cheney-MormonSongs)
EARLIEST DATE: 1960 (Cheney-MormonSongs)
KEYWORDS: home derivative | Mormon
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Cheney-MormonSongs, pp. 117-118, "St. George and Mormon Dixie" (1 text, tune referenced)
Roud #10852
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Annie Laurie" (tune)
NOTES [17 words]: For St. George, Utah, and other songs about it, see the notes to "Saint George and the Drag-On." - RBW
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File: ChMS117

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