1 5 , ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁titled , ▁" Al ab am my ▁Snow " ▁and ▁" What ▁A ▁Day !" ▁under ▁the ▁pseud onym , ▁" M ason – D ixon ▁Orchestra ". ▁It ▁is ▁probable ▁that ▁they ▁chose ▁this ▁pseud onym ▁because ▁the ▁catalog ▁number ▁of ▁the ▁record ▁would ▁be ▁ 1 8 6 1 - D , ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁being ▁the ▁year ▁that ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War ▁began . ▁ ▁The ▁ly ric ▁" First ▁to ▁cross ▁the ▁Mason – D ixon ▁line " ▁features ▁in ▁the ▁opening ▁verse ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁" I ' ve ▁Done ▁it ▁Again " ▁( compos ers ▁Marian ne ▁Fa ith full ▁/ ▁Barry ▁Reyn olds ) ▁on ▁Grace ▁Jones ' ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁album ▁Night club bing . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁song , ▁" H ey , ▁Por ter ", ▁by ▁Johnny ▁C ash ▁makes ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁Mason – D ixon ▁line ▁in ▁the ▁line , ▁How ▁much ▁longer ▁will ▁it ▁be ▁until ▁we ▁cross ▁that ▁Mason - D ixon ▁line ? ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁album ▁" S ail ing ▁to ▁Philadelphia " ▁by ▁British ▁singer - song writer ▁and ▁guitar ist ▁Mark ▁Kn opf ler , ▁the ▁title ▁track ▁( also ▁featuring ▁James ▁Taylor ) ▁is ▁about ▁the ▁two ▁English ▁survey ors ▁Charles ▁Mason ▁and ▁Jer em iah ▁D ixon ▁trav elling ▁to ▁Philadelphia ▁to ▁survey ▁the ▁Mason – D ixon ▁line ; ▁the ▁lyr