Confederate General Albert Pike, who ironically was a native of Vermont, wrote this updated version of Dixie at the beginning of the conflict.

Dixie, To Arms!

Southrons, hear ye Country call ye!
Up! lest worse than death befall you!
          To arms! 1'0 arms! To arms! in Dixie! Lo! all the beacon-fires are lighted,
Let all hearts be now united!
          To arms! To arms! To arms! in Dixie!

Chorus

Advance the flag of Dixie !
          Hurrah! Hurrah!
For Dixie's land we take our stand,
To live or die for Dixie!
          To anns! To arms!
                    And conquer peace for Dixie! To anns! To anns!
                   And conquer peace for Dixie!

Oh, hear the Northern thunders mutter! Northern flags and South winds flutter;
          To arms! To arms! To arms! in Dixie! Send them back your fierce defiance !
Stamp upon the cursed alliance!
          To arms! To arms! To arms! in Dixie!

Chorus

Fear no danger! Shun no labor!
Lift up rifle, pike, and saber!
          To arms! To arms! To arms! in Dixie! Shoulder press and post to shoulder,
Let the odds make each heart bolder!
          To arms! To arms! To arms! in Dixie!

Chorus

Then I wish I was in Dixie!
          Hurrah! Hurrah!
For Dixie's land we take our stand,
To live or die in Dixie!
Away, away, away down South in Dixie! Away , away, away down South in Dixie!

Albert S. Pike