Polk Salad Annie

Tony Joe White

[Intro]
Now, if some of ya'll never been down south too much
I'm gonna tell you a little bit about this
So you'll understand what I'm talkin' about
Down here, we got a plant that grows out in the woods
And the field, lookin' somethin' like a turnip green
Everybody calls it polk salad
Polk salad
Used to know a girl who lived down there
And she'd go out in the evenings and pick her a mess of it
Carry it home and cook it for supper
'Cause that's about all they had to eat
But you know what? They did alright

[Verse 1]
Down in Louisiana
The alligators grow so mean
There lived a little girl that I sure to the world
Made the alligator look tame

[Chorus]
Polk salad Annie
The gators got your granny
Everybody thought it was a shame
Her mama was a-workin' on the chain gang
Mmhmm-hmm

[Post-Chorus]
A mean, vicious woman
Razor-totin' son-of-a-gun

[Verse 2]
Every day 'fore suppertime
She'd go out to the truck patch
And pick her a mess of polk salad, lord
And carry it home in a tote sack

[Chorus]
Polk salad Annie
The gators got your granny
Everybody said it was a shame
Her mama was a-workin' on the chain gang
Mmhmm-hmm

[Post-Chorus]
I mean, she was spiteful
Wretched woman
Lord, have mercy, pick a mess of it

[Verse 3]
Her daddy was a lazy no-'count
Claimed he had a bad back
All her brothers were fit for
Was stealin' watermelon outta my truck patch

[Chorus]
Polk salad Annie
The gators got your granny
Everybody said it was a shame
Her mama was a-workin' on the chain gang
Mmhmm-hmm

[Post-Chorus]
Oh, that lady
Sock a little polk salad
Mmhmm
I'll get you a big ol' mess of it
I'll get you some of that polk salad
Know what I'm talkin' about

Trivia about the song Polk Salad Annie by Dale Watson

When was the song “Polk Salad Annie” released by Dale Watson?
The song Polk Salad Annie was released in 2022, on the album “Jukebox Fury”.
Who composed the song “Polk Salad Annie” by Dale Watson?
The song “Polk Salad Annie” by Dale Watson was composed by Tony Joe White.

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