New South

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1. Last fall we elected the man from Plains,

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and there was lots of talk about a great big change.

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But the Atlanta Braves they still loose too many games,

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and the New South thank God is still the same.

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2. Old Nashville has still got a song and dance,

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and the Florida girls still wear no underpants,

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and we all get drunk at the football games,

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‘cause the New South thank God is still the same.

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The New South is still the same and I'm so glad of it,

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I don't want no little ol' danish rolls I must have ham and grits.

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And my woman does look good in her t-shirt,

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standing in the Georiga rain,

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and the New South thank God is still the same.

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3. Now, my ol' grand daddy, he still farms the land,

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and down in Miami they voted in the all over town.

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And I'm hooked on those Carolina dreams,

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and the New South thank God is still the same.

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4. Well, my Boston girl she’s read in the New York Times,

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that is was very chique now to speak Southern lines,

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though she sounds kind of funny when she says y'all come again,

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and the New South thank God is still the same.

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The New South is still the same and I'm damn glad of it,

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I don't want no little ol' danish rolls, I must have ham and grits.

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And my Boston girl says she likes it, loving on the river bank,

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and the New South thank God is still the same.

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And this Boston girl says she likes it,

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down here loving on the river bank with old Hank,

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‘cause the New South thank God is still the sa………………….me.

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Y'all come again

(orig. = capo 2nd) (Hank Williams Jr.)