Goober Peas

Sitting by the road side on a summers day Chatting with my mess mates, passing time away Lying in the shadow underneath the tree Goodness how delicious, eating goober peas Peas, peas, peas, peas, eating goober peas Peas, peas, peas, peas, eating goober peas Goodness how delicious, eating goober peas Peas, peas, peas, peas, delicious goober peas When a horseman passes the soldiers have a rule To cry out at their loudest, mister here's your mule But another pleasure that's enchantinger than these Is wearing out your grinders, eating goober peas Peas, peas, peas, peas, eating goober peas Peas, peas, peas, peas, eating goober peas Goodness how delicious, eating goober peas Peas, peas, peas, peas, delicious goober peas Just the battle the general hears a row He says the Yanks are coming, I can hear them now He turns around in wonder and what do you think he sees? The Georgia militia, eating goober peas Peas, peas, peas, peas, eating goober peas Peas, peas, peas, peas, eating goober peas Goodness how delicious, eating goober peas Peas, peas, peas, peas, delicious goober peas I think my song has lasted almost long enough The subject's interesting but rhymes are mighty rough I wish this war was over, when free from rags and fleas We'd kiss our wives and sweethearts, and gobble goober peas Peas, peas, peas, peas, eating goober peas Peas, peas, peas, peas, eating goober peas Goodness how delicious, eating goober peas Peas, peas, peas, peas, delicious goober peas