We sweeten our tea
And butter our bread,
Plant lots of petunias,
Wear caps on our head.
Hang up old tires
So we can swing,
We don’t walk inside
A fairy ring.
We’ll cook us some beans
(Add a little ham)
And take a stroll
To see the Wilson Dam.
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Dig up some worms
And we will go fishin’
Find the first star
So we can start wishin’.
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You can call my friends and tell ‘em
That I am going crazy….
When they check on me
Just say “Well, we found out she’s just lazy.”
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Let’s go out to Waterloo
To look for pretty rocks.
Let’s go to the Dollar Store
To buy some Roll Tide socks.
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Come laugh with me
to corny jokes,
And cry with me
When we lose friends and folks.
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We’ll ride in the boat
As the sun goes down..
Sweet tea and baloney
Pass it all around.
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Pet my dogs,
cause they are kin
When you get done,
Pet them again.
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Watch some good TV
Maybe Opie and Andy
I’ll be in the kitchen
Making tater candy.
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Pick some poke,
Put it in a sack.
We’ll mix it with eggs
When we get back.
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Get out your guitar
Play some southern rock.
We got some peas cookin’
In a hundred year old crock.
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We can sing
even if we sound bad
And discuss with regret
the old cars we’ve had.
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We can pass ‘round the lightnin”
To take a sip or two.
We can tell some old stories
Knowing they ain’t true.
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We can round up some rocks
And make us a fire,
If we want a gnat smoke
We’ll throw on a tire.
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The kids on a pallet
The adults playing rook.
We are southern, remember..
And it’s not just a look.
Southern’s a lifestyle..
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It’s just our way
Of getting the best things
Out of every day.
We look up to heaven
Once in a while
And say, thank you, Jesus
For the southern smile.
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Thanks for friends,
And for sunshine and hugs.
And thank You for biscuits
And lightning bugs.
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When I get to heaven
I know there will be
Clover, music, dogs, and fishin’
And a tire.. in a tree.
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