Is there really such a thing as a hillbilly band covering rock classics? Yo… Read Full Bio ↴Is there really such a thing as a hillbilly band covering rock classics? You betcha. They are called Hayseed Dixie and they play Rockgrass.

Barley Scotch is on lead vocals, fiddle and guitar. The Reverend Don-Wayne Reno is on banjo, Deacon Dale Reno is on mandolin and guitar and Jake 'Bakesnake' Byers is on acoustic bass. Hayseed Dixie are an awesome live band, who have, to date, released 9 albums. The latest, 'Killer Grass' was released in 2010. A live DVD entitled 'No Sleep 'til Liverpool' is also available.

Songs by artists such as Kiss, Outkast, Led Zeppelin and Aerosmith get the Rockgrass treatment, but the band play original songs too. - numbers such as 'Moonshiner's Daughter', 'Kirby Hill' and 'Blind Beggar Breakdown' raise the roof at live shows. Hayseed Dixie songs cover the four key elements of any song worth playing; - Drinkin', Cheatin', Killin' and Hell! - The band also recorded an album of rocked-up bluegrass classics, called '*Choose Your Own Title' using the name The Kerosene Brothers.

Brothers Dale Reno and Don--Wayne Reno are the sons of bluegrass maestro Don Reno, who wrote many hits, including 'Dueling Banjos', and the band even once played at a house-warming party for AC/DC bass player Cliff Williams.

Beware of instrumental cover tracks mis-tagged as 'Hayseed Dixie'! (often from the 'Pickin' On...' series of albums.)... as Barley Scotch has said, "If a song's got word's we'll sing 'em!" - A full list of albums and tracks can be found at the band's website.

Hayseed Dixie also perform under the name Kerosene Brothers

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Hayseed Dixie Lyrics

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Get down deeper and down
Down down deeper and down
Down down deeper and down
Get down deeper and down

I want all the world to see
To see you're laughing, and you're laughing at me
I can take it all from you

Again again again again
Again again again and deeper and down

Down down deeper and down
Down down deeper and down
Down down deeper and down
Get down deeper and down

I have all the ways you see
To keep you guessing, stop your messing with me
You'll be back to find your way
Again again again again
Again-gain-gain-gain deeper and down

Down down deeper and down
Down down deeper and down
Down down deeper and down
Get down

Get down deeper and down
Down down deeper and down
Down down deeper and down
Get down deeper and down

I have found you out you see
I know what you're doing, what you're doing to me
I'll keep on and say to you
Again again again again
Again-gain-gain-gain deeper and down

Down down deeper and down
Down down deeper and down

Down down deeper and down
Get down

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Hayseed Dixie’s “Down Down” are repetitive and simple, but they contain an underlying theme of control, manipulation, and power dynamics. The constant repetition of “down down deeper and down” creates a hypnotic effect that emphasizes the singer’s desire for the person they’re addressing to submit to them. The lines “I can take it all from you” and “I have all the ways you see to keep you guessing, stop your messing with me” further highlight this theme of control, positioning the singer as someone who is always one step ahead of the person they’re addressing.

The lines “To see you’re laughing, and you’re laughing at me” suggest that the singer feels mocked or belittled in some way, and that their desire for control may stem from a feeling of insecurity or inadequacy. However, by the end of the song, the singer claims to have “found [the other person] out” and to know “what you’re doing, what you’re doing to me,” suggesting that they have regained the upper hand and potentially even exposed the other person’s flaws. The repetition of “again-gain-gain-gain deeper and down” at the end of each verse, along with the driving rhythm and energetic instrumentation, give the song a sense of urgency and suggest that the singer is not content to let the other person get away with their behavior.

Line by Line Meaning

Get down deeper and down
Lower yourself down further

Down down deeper and down
Continue to go lower and lower

Get down deeper and down
Lower yourself down further

I want all the world to see
I want everyone to know or understand something

To see you're laughing, and you're laughing at me
To make it clear that someone is laughing at me

I can take it all from you
I can handle anything you throw at me

Again again again again
Repeat it multiple times

Again again again and deeper and down
Repeat and take it even further down

I have all the ways you see
I have all the methods or techniques to do something

To keep you guessing, stop your messing with me
To confuse you and prevent you from interfering with me

You'll be back to find your way
You'll return to figure things out for yourself

Again-gain-gain-gain deeper and down
Repeat and go even deeper down

I have found you out you see
I have discovered what you're up to

I know what you're doing, what you're doing to me
I understand how you're affecting me

I'll keep on and say to you
I'll persist and speak to you

Get down deeper and down
Lower yourself down further

Down down deeper and down
Continue to go lower and lower

Get down deeper and down
Lower yourself down further

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG Rights Management
Written by: FRANCIS DOMINIC MICHAEL NICOLA ROSSI, ROBERT KEITH YOUNG

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