Dinah
Cliff Lyrics
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Gave me Dinah;
I'm the proudest one
Beneath the Dixie sun.
News is spreadin'
'Bout our weddin';
I hear church bells ringin',
Dinah,
Is there anyone finer
In the state of Carolina?
If there is and you know her,
Show her!
Dinah,
With her Dixie eyes blazin',
How I love to sit and gaze in
To the eyes of Dinah Lee!
Yet, every night,
My, how I shake with fright,
Because my Dinah might,
Change her mind about me!
But if Dinah,
Ever wandered to China,
I would hop an ocean liner,
Just to be with Dinah Lee!
Dinah,
Is there anyone finer
In the state of Carolina?
If there is and you know her,
Show her!
Dinah,
With her Dixie eyes blazin',
How I love to sit and gaze in
To the eyes of Dinah Lee!
Yet, every night,
My, how I shake with fright,
Because my Dinah might,
Change her mind about me!
But if Dinah,
Ever wandered to China,
I would hop an ocean!,
Just to be with Dinah Lee!
The song "Dinah" by Cliff "Ukelele Ike" Edwards is a classic love song about his affection for Dinah, a woman from Carolina with Dixie eyes. Edwards is clearly head over heels for Dinah and thinks she is the finest woman in all of Carolina. The song describes how proud he is to be with her and how he loves to stare into her Dixie eyes. However, the song is not without worry, Edwards sings about how he shakes with fright every night because he fears that Dinah might change her mind about him. Despite this fear, Edwards says that he would go to great lengths to be with Dinah, even if it meant hopping an ocean liner to China.
Interestingly, the song was written by Sam M. Lewis and Joseph Young, two Jewish men from New York. Despite this, the song became synonymous with the South and become a common tune played by Dixie jazz bands. The song was also the inspiration for the 1963 song "Duke of Earl" by Gene Chandler. Additionally, the song has been covered by many artists over the years, including Louis Armstrong, Bing Crosby, and Nat King Cole, among others.
Line by Line Meaning
Carolina
The state of Carolina
Gave me Dinah;
Dinah is the name of the singer's partner
I'm the proudest one
The singer is very proud to have Dinah as their partner
Beneath the Dixie sun.
Beneath the southern sun
News is spreadin'
Word is spreading
'Bout our weddin';
About our upcoming wedding
I hear church bells ringin',
The singer hears the bells of a church ringing in anticipation of their wedding
Here's the song my heart keeps singin':
Here's the song that the artist always sings in their heart
Dinah,
Addressing or referring to Dinah
Is there anyone finer
Is there anyone more beautiful or better
In the state of Carolina?
In the state of Carolina?
If there is and you know her,
If there is someone better, and you know her,
Show her!
Show her off to me
With her Dixie eyes blazin',
Referring to Dinah's beautiful southern eyes
How I love to sit and gaze in
How much I enjoy gazing into her eyes
To the eyes of Dinah Lee!
Referring to Dinah's eyes again
Yet, every night,
However, every night
My, how I shake with fright,
How scared and anxious I get
Because my Dinah might,
Because Dinah might
Change her mind about me!
Stop loving me or leave me
But if Dinah,
However, if Dinah
Ever wandered to China,
Ever travels to China
I would hop an ocean liner,
I would travel across the ocean by ship
Just to be with Dinah Lee!
Just to be with Dinah
Lyrics ยฉ Kanjian Music, BMG Rights Management, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Harry Akst, Samuel M. Lewis, Joseph Young
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Damn Dinah
Everyone's saying they'd jump with Lauren while Lauren probably wouldn't do it because she's scared of heights
Lexas ScentedCandleS
True fact
Ak 47
She jumped she told that in an interview ๐
Xxslime ASMR xX
Damn Dinah she once did it
Diana Horan
noel fernandez AH I REMEMBER WHEN CAMILA WAS SAYING HOW IMAGINE SHE AUTOGRAPHED HER NAME AS LISA
challenge time
Anna Gomes FALISH she didn't do it
Mar
I would jump with Dinah bc she would be so courageous (like when she convinced cam to ride a roller coaster)
Heather williams
Lena is Lame same here or sing with Diana in such a huge fan
Maria Fennell
+Rihanna castle would I jump of a cliff maybe for money yes but for anything else nooooo
Rihanna castle
+lexie chance i will not cliff diving ๐๐๐๐๐๐ถ