Polk Salad Annie Lyrics in English Joe Dassin
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Polk Salad Annie by Joe Dassin from French to English.
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Now for those of you
Now for those of you
Who never been down to tony joe white country
Who never been down to tony joe white country
Never been
Never been
I'm gonna tell you a little bit about this so that you'll
I'm going to tell you a little bit about this so that you'll
Understand what it is i'm talkin' about yeah
Understand what it is i'm talkin' about yeah
Down there they got a plant
Down there they got a plant
That grows out in the woods
That grows out in the woods
And in the field
And in the field
Grows up the long side on the rocks
Grows up the long side on the rocks
In the trees
In the trees
And everybody calls it polk salad
And everyone calls it polk salad
That's polk salad
That's polk salad
And i used to know a girl lived down there
And i used to know a girl lived down there
She'd go out in the evenings
She'd go out in the evenings
And pick herself a little bit of it
And pick herself a little bit of it
And she carried it home
And she carried it home
And cook it for supper
And cook it for supper
Cause that's about all they had to eat
Cause that's about all they had to eat
But they did all right
But they did all right
I said down in lou'siana
I said down in lou'siana
Where the alligators grow so mean
Where the alligators grow so mean
Lived a girl who swear to the world
Lived a girl who swears to the world
Made the alligators look tame
Made the alligators look tame
Salad annie, polk salad annie
Salad annie, polk salad annie
Everybody said it was a shame
Everybody said it was a shame
Because her mama was a workin on the chain gang
Because her mama was a workin on the chain gang
She was a mean, vicious woman
She was a mean, vicious woman
Every day 'fore suppertime
Every day 'fore suppertime
She'd go down by the truck patch
She'd go down by the truck patch
And pick herself a mess o' pokl salad
And pick herself a mess o' pokl salad
And carry it home in a tote sack
And carry it home in a tote sack
Polk salad annie, gators got your granny
Polk salad annie, gators got your granny
Everybody said it was a shame
Everybody said it was a shame
Because her mama was a workin on the chain gang
Because her mama was a workin on the chain gang
A wretched, spiteful, straight razor totin' woman!
A wretched, spiteful, straight razor totin' woman!
Now give me some polk salad, give me some
Now give me some polk salad, give me some
Her daddy was lazy and no count
Her daddy was lazy and no count
He claimed he had a bad back
He claimed he had a bad back
And all the brothers were fit for
And all the brothers were fit for
Was stealin watermelons out of my truck patch
Was stealin watermelons out of my truck patch
Polk salad annie, gators got your granny
Polk salad annie, gators got your granny
Everybody told it was a shame
Everybody told it was a shame
Cause her mama was a workin on the chain gang
Cause her mama was a workin on the chain gang
Sock a little polk salad
Sock a little polk salad
I need me a mess of it, sock a little
I need me a mess of it, sock a little
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