Dinah
Dicky Wells & Bill Coleman Lyrics

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Carolina
Gave me Dinah;
I'm the proudest one
Beneath the Dixie sun.

News is spreadin'
'Bout our weddin';
I hear church bells ringin',

Here's the song my heart keeps singin':

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!

Overall Meaning

The song "Dinah" by Dicky Wells and his Orchestra is a romantic ballad about the titular character, Dinah. The singer expresses his pride in being with Dinah, claiming that she is the finest woman in the state of Carolina. The news of their wedding has spread, and he hears church bells ringing. He constantly sings of his love for Dinah and admires her "Dixie eyes." However, he is also afraid that she might change her mind about him and leave him. He declares that he would even cross oceans to be with Dinah if she ever wandered off to China. The song ends with a plea to show him anyone finer than Dinah in Carolina, implying that he truly believes she is the best thing that has ever happened to him.

Line by Line Meaning

Carolina
I owe everything to my Carolina roots

Gave me Dinah;
Carolina blessed me with the love of my life in Dinah

I'm the proudest one Beneath the Dixie sun.
I am the happiest man alive in the South thanks to Dinah

News is spreadin' 'Bout our weddin';
People are talking about our upcoming nuptials

I hear church bells ringin',
I can almost hear the wedding bells chiming

Here's the song my heart keeps singin':
My heart is filled with joy and this song represents that feeling

Dinah, Is there anyone finer In the state of Carolina? If there is and you know her, Show her!
Dinah is the most amazing woman in all of Carolina, and if you know someone else who compares, prove it!

Dinah, With her Dixie eyes blazin', How I love to sit and gaze in To the eyes of Dinah Lee!
I could stare into Dinah's fiery Southern eyes forever

Yet, every night, My, how I shake with fright, Because my Dinah might, Change her mind about me!
Although I love her deeply, I fear that Dinah may one day stop loving me

But if Dinah, Ever wandered to China, I would hop an ocean liner, Just to be with Dinah Lee!
If Dinah ever went to China, I would travel an ocean's width just to be with her

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Harry Akst, Samuel M. Lewis, Joseph Young

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