A     E
Song, song of the South
D
Sweet potato pie and I shut my mouth
A     E
Gone, gone with the wind
D
Ain't nobody lookin' back again

[Primera Parte]

A                       E
Cotton on the roadside, cotton in the ditch
   D
We all picked cotton but we never got rich
A                      E
Daddy was a veteran, a southern democrat
D
They oughta get a rich man to vote like that...... (singin')

[Estribillo]

A     E
Song, song of the South
D
Sweet potato pie and I shut my mouth
A     E
Gone, gone with the wind
D
Ain't nobody lookin' back again

[Puente]

A                      E
Well, somebody told us that Wall Street fell
    D
But we were so poor that we couldn't tell
A                        E
Cotton was short and the weeds were tall
        D
But Mr. Roosevelt was gonna save us all

[Tercera Parte]

      A                  E
Well, momma got sick and daddy got down
    D
The county got the farm and we moved to town
A                       E
Papa got a job with the TVA
            D
He bought a washing machine and then a Chevrolet

[Estribillo]

A     E
Song, song of the South
D
Sweet potato pie and I shut my mouth
A     E
Gone, gone with the wind
D
Ain't nobody lookin' back again