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Verse 1

Pine trees grow so tall in the bright sunshine

A young boy steals his daddy's fishin' line

An alligator lays on the banks of a riverbed

And if you didn't know any better

 You'd swear he's dead

Chorus

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

 A small part of the reason I go back

 To Carolina Mississsippi 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

Verse 2

Cotton balls gleam and the cow gives cream for the baby's sake

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

Mama draws a bucket full of creek water just to wash our clothes

(Chorus)