Alabama fans want 'Dixieland Delight' to come back, thousands petitioning for it

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The petition, started by UA student Jon Adams on the site change.org, pleads with the university to bring back the tradition, which Adams writes remains one of the students' "most precious game day songs." Read the full statement below:

"We, the students, at the University of Alabama have been deprived of one of our favorite stadium anthems and a long standing fan favorite, Dixieland Delight. We hold this to be one of our most precious game day songs and would like to see it return at the Iron Bowl. For all of the millions of dollars we contribute to this school, we believe that requesting the reinstatement of this song into the stadium song lineup is quite minuscule. This is one of the greatest joys we have as students singing this song with our classmates and alumni alike. With all this being said, FREE DIXIELAND DELIGHT."

UA Athletics Director Bill Battle reviewed usage of the song in fall 2014 after fans who sang along to the song added some coarse words to the existing lyrics, most of which disparage Crimson Tide football rivals Auburn, LSU and Tennessee using the F-word.

The song has since been banned from being played during football games, much to the chagrin of the student section, who still manage to sing an a cappella version of it in fourth quarters in protest of its absence.

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