I don't get above my rasing
Or bite off more than I can chew
Say, "Much obliged" and "Yeah, I reckon"
Use phrases like, "I'm fixing too"
I'm partial to the Allman Brothers
Sawmill gravy, Spanish moss
Sometimes people call me backward
Guess that's just the way I talk

Hey ya'll, yes ma'am
Can't change who I am
Ain't nothing I can do about it now
"Mighty fine, pretty please"
"Mama, pass the black eyed peas"
When you hear that roll out of my mouth
That's just the South coming out

I think rock and roll, was born in Memphis
I like anything that's fried
When it's all over I'll be resting
Below that Mason Dixon line
But I ain't in a real big hurry
I like to take it nice and slow
So pardon me when I say, "Howdy"
That's just how I say hello

Hey ya'll, yes ma'am
Can't change who I am
Ain't nothing I can do about it now
"Mighty fine, pretty please"
"Mama, pass the black eyed peas"
When you hear that roll out of my mouth
That's just the South coming out

There ain't no point in trying to hold it in
No matter where I go, I bring a piece of where I've been

Hey ya'll, yes ma'am
Can't change who I am
Ain't nothing I can do about it now
"Mighty fine, pretty please"
"Mama, pass the black eyed peas"
When you hear that roll out of my mouth
That's just the South coming out

Yeah, that's just the South coming out