I'm Gwine ober de Mountain
SONG
I'm Gwine Ober de Mountain; I'm Gwine Ober De Mountain; I'm Gwine ober De Mountain; I'm Going ober de Mountain; I'm Going Ober de Mountain; I'm Going Ober De Mountain
"I'm Gwine ober de Mountain", also spelled "I'm Going ober de Mountain", is an American song written by the blackface minstrel composer Dan Emmett. The song may be a precursor to "Dixie", as evidenced by its line "Away down south in de Kentuck brake";Quoted in Nathan 260.