Kieran Goss, Annie Kinsella - Jewel of the South Lyrics

One fine morning when the wild geese fly
I'm taking my chances on the sunny side
I'm headed down south where the grass grows tall
Where the mockingbirds singing and the whippoorwill call

Spanish moss on the Natchez Trace
Gulf wind blowing wide across my face
French girls dancing to a big bang drum
Back down south where I come from

Where the river flows like warm molasses
Rain fogs up my reading glasses
Honeysuckle strong enough to curl your hair
Back down there

One fine morning gonna pull up stakes
Gonna chalk it all up as just a bad mistake
Gonna hit the decks running, bid a fond farewell
By the time I get to Memphis I'll be out of my shell

Cotton fields just as white as snow
Sweet magnolia blossoms grow
Big moon shining like an ice cream cone
Back down south where I belong

Where the river flows like milk and honey
The nights are slow and the eggs are runny
I wouldn't mind sitting in a rocking chair
Back down there

Jewel of the south
Cross my heart, shut my mouth
Come the morning I'll be home
In the sweet delta dawn

One fine morning and it won't be long
I'm leaving out early with my glad rags on
Gonna pull a load of wool off of my own two eyes
And sharpen my senses counting railroad ties

When the mile long trestle makes a clickety-clack
The whole dang town is gonna welcome me back
A ticket to the land of the sugarcane
Back down on the Pontchartrain

Where the river flows like Grand Marnier
Sweet olive takes my breath away
Sunday morning walking on the Jackson Square
Back down there

Jewel of the south
Cross my heart, shut my mouth
Come the morning I'll be home
In the sweet delta dawn