You ain’t just whistling Dixie (video)

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1. The pines trees grow so tall in the bright sunshine,

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young boy steals his daddy's fishing line.

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The alligator lays on the banks of the river bed,

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and if you did not know any better you'd swear he's dead.

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Now these are a few things I'm in love with,

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a small part of the reasons I go back,

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to Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, gorgeous Georgia,

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now if you think I'm happy down there your on the right track.

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And you ain't just whistling Dixie, you ain't just slapping your knee,

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I'm a grandson of the Southland boys and heir to the Confederacy

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You ain't just whistling Dixie, ‘cause the cattle call’s calling me home

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So put me down there where I want to be, plant my feet with Robert E. Lee,

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bury my bones under a cypress tree and never let me roam.

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2. The cotton balls gleam and the cows give cream for the baby's sake,

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and pa comes in full of gin and he's mean as a rattle snake.

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And the well runs dry and we cry and cuss the garden hose,

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and mama draws a bucket full of creek water just to wash our clothes.

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Now these are a few things I'm in love with,

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a small part of the reasons I go back,

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to Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, gorgeous Georgia,

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now if you think I'm happy down there your on the right track.

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(orig. = capo 2nd) (Bellamy Brothers)