Kredity
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Tyler Morris
Performer
Joe Louis Walker
Vocals
Mike Zito
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Tony Joe White
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Scott Petito
Engineer
Texty
[Verse 1]
Some of y'all never been down south too much
But tell you little bit about this
So that you understand what I'm talkin'
Down there, we have a plant
Grows out in the woods
In the field, looks something like a turnip
Everybody calls it polk salad
[Verse 2]
Used to know a girl who lived down there
She'd go out in the evenings and pick her a mess of it
Carry it home, cook it for supper
'Cause that's about all they had to eat
They did alright
[Verse 3]
Down in Louisiana
Where the alligators grow so mean
There lived a girl, I swear to the world
Made the alligators look tame
[Verse 4]
Polk salad Annie
The gator's got your granny
Everybody said it was a shame
Because her mama was workin' on a chain gang
[Verse 5]
She was a mean, vicious woman
[Verse 6]
Every day before supper time
She'd go down to the truck patch
And pick her a mess of polk salad
And carry it home in a tote sack
[Verse 7]
Polk salad Annie
The gator's got your granny
Everybody says it was a shame
Because her mama was workin' on a chain gang
[Verse 8]
A wretched, spiteful, straight razor totin' kind of woman
Lord, have mercy
Pick a mess of it
[Verse 9]
Her daddy was lazy and no 'count
He claimed he had a bad back
All her brothers were fit for
Was stealin' watermelons outta my truck
[Verse 10]
That polk salad Annie
The gator's got your granny
Everybody said it was a shame
Because her mama was workin' on a chain gang
[Verse 11]
Yeah
Sock a little polk salad to me
You know I mean polk salad
I need a little polk salad, baby
Written by: Tony Joe White
