"And That's What I Like About The South!"

Plain ol’ common sense here!

Author: Jimmy Akin

Jimmy was born in Texas, grew up nominally Protestant, but at age 20 experienced a profound conversion to Christ. Planning on becoming a Protestant seminary professor, he started an intensive study of the Bible. But the more he immersed himself in Scripture the more he found to support the Catholic faith, and in 1992 he entered the Catholic Church. His conversion story, "A Triumph and a Tragedy," is published in Surprised by Truth. Besides being an author, Jimmy is the Senior Apologist at Catholic Answers, a contributing editor to Catholic Answers Magazine, and a weekly guest on "Catholic Answers Live."

3 thoughts on “"And That's What I Like About The South!"”

  1. I’m trying, unsuccessfully so far, to find the words to a song that was sung by Phil Harris, in the 40’s, entitled “That’s What I Like About the South”. Can you help me?

    I live in the Memphis TN area, and am 77 years of age. I hope you will email me direct, as I don’t often have the chance to get on a browser.

  3. Won’t you come with me to Alabamy

    Let’s go see my dear old Mammy

    She’s fryin’ eggs and boiling hammy

    That’s what I like about the South

    Now there you can make no mistakey

    Where those nerves are never shaky

    Ought to taste her layer cakey

    That’s what I like about the South

    She’s got baked ribs and candied yams

    Those sugar-cured Virginia hams

    Basement full of those berry jams

    An’ that’s what I like about the South

    Hot corn bread, black-eyed peas

    You can eat as much as you please

    ‘Cause it’s never out of season

    That’s what I like about the South

    Aahhh, don’t take one, have two

    There’s dark brown and chocolate too

    Suits me, they must suit you

    ‘Cause that’s what I like about the South

    Well it’s way, way down where the cane grows tall

    Down where they say “Y’all”

    Walk on in with that Southern drawl

    ‘Cause that’s what I like about the South

    Down where they have those pretty queens

    Keep a-dreamin’ those dreamy dreams

    Well let’s sip that absinthe in New Orleans

    That’s what I like about the South

    Here come old Bob with all the news

    Got the boxback coat with button shoes

    But he’s all caught up with his union dues

    An’ that’s what I like about the South

    Here come old Roy down the street

    Ho, can’t you hear those tappin’ feet

    He would rather sleep than eat

    An’ that’s what I like about the South

    Now every time I pass your door

    You act like you don’t want me no more

    Why don’t you shake that head and sigh

    And I’ll go walkin’ by

    On, on, on and on and on

    Honey, when you tell me that you love me

    Then how come you close your eyes

    Did I tell you ’bout the place called Doo-wah-diddy

    It ain’t no town and it ain’t no city

    It’s just awful small, but awful pretty

    That’s Doo-wah-diddy

    Well I didn’t come here to criticise

    I’m not here to sympathise

    But don’t tell me those no-good lies

    That a lyin’ gal like you can devise

    You love me like I love you

    Send me fifty P-D-Q

    Roses are red and violets are pink

    If I don’t get all fifty, I don’t show

    She’s got backbones and turnip greens

    Ham hocks and butter beans

    You, me and New Orleans

    An’ that’s what I like about the South

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