It's the same old South It's a regular children's heaven Where they don't start to work until they're seven It's the same old South It's the same old South With those old fashioned get togethers Colonel, pass me the tar and feathers It's the same old South There's no gate to stop you When you stopped off to bid the folks hello There's no gate to stop you For it dropped off 20 or 30 years ago Honey, shut my mouth Let the Northerners keep Niagra We'll stick to our Southern polygra It's the same old South There's no gate to stop you When you stopped off to bid the folks hello There's no gate to stop you For it dropped off 20 or 30 years ago Honey, shut my mouth While the bloodhounds that once chased Liza Chased a poor CIO organizer It's the same old South