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.

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.

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.

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 a whistling dixie

You aint just a slappin your knee

'I'm a grandson of the southland boys

An heir to the Confederacy.

You ain't just a whistling dixie

The cattle call's Calling me home