You Ain't Just Whistlin' Dixie

Album: The Two and Only (1979)
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  • Pine trees grow so tall in the bright sunshine
    A young boy steals his daddy's fishin' line
    The alligator lays on the banks of a riverbed
    And if you didn't know any better you'd swear he's dead

    Now these are a few things I'm in love with
    A small part of the reason I'd go back
    To Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, gorgeous Georgia
    Now if you think I'm happy down there you're on the right track

    And you ain't just whistlin' Dixie
    You ain't just slappin' your knee
    I'm a grandson of the Southland
    An heir to the Confederacy

    You ain't just whistlin' Dixie
    'Cause the cattle call's callin' me home
    So put me down there where I wanna be
    Plant my feet with Robert E. Lee
    Bury my bones under a cypress tree
    And never let me roam

    The cotton balls gleam and the cow gives cream for the baby's sake
    And pa comes in full of gin and he's mean as a rattlesnake
    And if the well runs dry and we cry and cuss the garden hose
    Then mama draws a bucket full of creek water just to wash our clothes

    Now these are a few things I'm in love with
    A small part of the reason I go back
    To Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, gorgeous Georgia
    Now if you think I'm happy down there you're on the right track

    And you ain't just whistlin' Dixie
    You ain't just slappin' your knee
    I'm a grandson of the Southland boys
    An heir to the Confederacy

    You ain't just whistlin' Dixie
    'Cause the cattle call's callin' me home
    So put me down there where I wanna be
    Plant my feet with Robert E. Lee
    Bury my bones under a cypress tree
    And never let me roam Writer/s: DAVID BELLAMY
    Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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