About The Song
Absolutely! Here’s the rundown on “Song of the South” by Alabama:
Origin:
- The song was written by Bob McDill.
- Alabama didn’t write it, but they made the most popular version in 1988 on their album “Southern Star.”
Genre: Country
Lyrics and Theme:
- The lyrics paint a picture of life in the South during the Great Depression.
- It tells the story of a poor cotton farming family struggling through hard times, finding solace in simple pleasures like sweet potato pie.
- There’s a mix of hardship (“Cotton on the roadside, cotton in the ditch. We all picked the cotton but we never got rich.”) and hope for a better future (“Well, Mr. Roosevelt’s a gonna save us all”).
Success:
- Alabama’s version became a huge hit, reaching number 1 on both the U.S. and Canadian country charts.
- It’s become a signature song for the band and a beloved country classic.
You can find the song on most streaming platforms or watch the official video by Alabama YouTube: search Alabama – Song Of The South.
Video
Lyrics
Let’s sing along with the lyrics!
Song, song of the south
Sweet potato pie and I shut my mouth
Gone, gone with the wind
There ain’t nobody lookin’ back again
Cotton on the roadside, cotton in the ditch
We all picked the cotton, but we never got rich
Daddy was a veteran, a Southern Democrat
They ought to get a rich man to vote like that
Sing it
Song, song of the south
Sweet potato pie and I shut my mouth
Gone, gone with the wind
There ain’t nobody lookin’ back again
Well, somebody told us Wall Street fell
But we were so poor that we couldn’t tell
Cotton was short and the weeds were tall
But Mr. Roosevelt’s a-gonna save us all
Well, Mama got sick and Daddy got down
The county got the farm and we moved to town
Papa got a job with the TVA
He bought a washin’ machine and then a Chevrolet
Sing it
Song, song of the south
Sweet potato pie and I shut my mouth
Gone, gone with the wind
There ain’t nobody lookin’ back again
Play it
Sing it
Song, song of the south
Sweet potato pie and I shut my mouth
(Gone) gone, gone with the wind
There ain’t nobody lookin’ back again
Song, song of the south
(Gone) gone, gone with the wind
Song, song of the south
Sweet potato pie and I shut my mouth
Song, song of the south
Sweet potato pie and I shut my mouth
Sing it
Song, song of the south
Sweet potato pie and I shut my mouth
Gone, gone with the wind
Ain’t nobody lookin’ back again
Song, song of the south
Sweet potato pie and I shut my mouth
Gone, gone with the wind
Ain’t nobody lookin’ back again
Song, song of the south
Sweet potato pie and I shut my mouth
