▁novel ▁People ' s ▁Cho ice ▁by ▁Jeff ▁Green field , ▁the ▁character ▁of ▁W . ▁D ixon ▁Mason ▁is ▁an ▁African - American ▁pre acher ▁who ▁plays ▁a ▁major ▁role ▁in ▁determ ining ▁the ▁next ▁U . S . ▁President ▁when ▁the ▁elected ▁candidate ▁dies ▁between ▁the ▁popular ▁election ▁and ▁the ▁Elect oral ▁College ▁formal ▁vote . ▁Mason ▁& ▁D ixon ▁( 1 9 9 7 ) ▁is ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁a ▁novel ▁by ▁American ▁author ▁Thomas ▁P yn ch on . ▁The ▁novel ▁me and ers ▁widely ▁through ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁Mason ▁and ▁D ixon , ▁traditional ▁American ▁history , ▁and ▁other ▁them es ▁such ▁as ▁h ollow ▁earth ▁theory , ▁ge oman cy , ▁de ism , ▁and per haps al ien ▁ab du ction . ▁ ▁Music ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁song , ▁" R ock - a - By e ▁Your ▁Baby ▁with ▁a ▁D ix ie ▁Mel ody ", ▁written ▁by ▁Jean ▁Schw art z , ▁Sam ▁M . ▁Lewis , ▁and ▁Joe ▁Young , ▁popular ized ▁by ▁Al ▁J ol son , ▁includes ▁the ▁ly ric ▁" Just ▁hang ▁my ▁cr ad le , ▁Mam my ▁mine / ▁Right ▁on ▁that ▁Mason – D ixon ▁Line ". ▁ ▁A ▁small ▁group ▁of ▁mus icians ▁from ▁Paul ▁Wh item an ' s ▁or chestra ▁led ▁by ▁C ▁mel ody ▁sa x oph on ist ▁Frank ▁Tr umb auer ▁and ▁including ▁B ix ▁Be ider be cke ▁recorded ▁two ▁sides ▁for ▁Columbia ▁on ▁May ▁