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My home is in the
Southland
My present home, that is
Where Bayous, lakes and swamps abound
With Crawfish, Crabs and Catfish
And grosbeak geese and gulls soar high
'bove alligators and Opossums
Magnolias reach to Southern skies
To sun their scented blossoms
There's much to love here in the
South
Its beauty, clime and people
But why can't I look through the trees
And see an old church steeple
I've lived here now for many years
I've raised my children here
Though long ago I settled down
I daydream by the year
I don't want crabs and crawfish
Some fish and chips will do
And I'd gladly give up Spanish moss
For heather white or blue
To walk o'er hill and dale again
To see some winters snow
Instead of these great flatlands
Where lilacs never grow
I'm 'twixt and 'tween these two
great lands
I love them both you see
Coffee I enjoy a lot
But I love my English tea!
I care not where my old bones go
When my life is o're
For then my spirit will be free
To roam from Shore to Shore.