Elvis Presley – An American Trilogy

About The Song

– “An American Trilogy” is a 1972 song medley arranged by country composer Mickey Newbury and popularized by Elvis Presley, who included it as a showstopper in his concert routines. The medley uses three 19th-century songs:

. “Dixie” — a popular folk song about the southern United States.
. “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” — a marching hymn of the Union Army during the American Civil War; and
. “All My Trials” — a Bahamian lullaby related to African American spirituals and widely used by folk music revivalists
This medley was arranged by American singer-songwriter Mickey Newbury, who also wrote Kenny Rogers And The First Edition’s “Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Is In).”
This recording of “An American Trilogy” was taken from the evening concert by Elvis on June 10, 1972 at the Madison Square Garden arena in New York City. He also did an afternoon show and they were promoted as being Presley’s first live concerts in the Big Apple since the 1950s.
As part of a series of re-releases of Elvis songs in the UK in 2007, this song re-entered the UK chart at #12.

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Lyric

Oh I wish I was in the land of cotton
Old times they are not forgotten
Look away, look away, look away, Dixieland

Sing it, fellas.Oh I wish I was in Dixie, away, away
In Dixieland
I’ll take my stand
To live and die in DixieFor Dixieland I was born
Early Lord one frosty morn’
Look away, look away, look away, DixielandGlory, glory, hallelujah
Glory, glory, hallelujah
Glory, glory, hallelujah
His truth is marching on

So hush, little baby, don’t you cry
You know your daddy’s bound to die
But all my trials, Lord, soon be over

Glory, glory, hallelujah
His truth is marching on
His truth is marching on