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One fine mornin' when the wild geese flyI'm takin' my chances on the sunny sideI'm headed down south where the grass grows tallWhere the mockingbirds singing and the whippoorwill callsSpanish moss on the Natchez TraceGulf wind blowin' wide across my faceFrench girls dancin' to a big bang drumBack down south where I come fromWhere the river flows like warm molassesRain fogs up my readin' glassesHoney suckle strong enough to curlYour hair back down thereOne fine mornin', gonna pull up stakesI'm gonna chalk it all up as just a bad mistakeGonna hit the decks runnin' bid a fond farewellBy the time I get to Memphis I'll be outta my shellCotton fields just as white as snowSweet magnolia blossoms growBig moon shinin' like an ice cream coneBack down south where I belongWhere the river flows like milk and honeySongtexteThe nights are slow and the eggs are runnyI wouldn't mind sittin' in a rockin' chair back down thereJewel of the south cross my heart, shut my mouthCome the mornin', I'll be home in the sweet Delta dawnOne fine mornin' and it won't be longI'm leavin' put early with my glad rags onI'm gonna pull a load of wool off of my own two eyesAnd sharpen my senses countin' railroad tiesWhen the mile long trestle makes a clickity-clackThe whole dang town is gonna welcome me backTicket to the land of the sugar cane backDown on the PontchartrainWhere the river flows like a grand marinerSweet olive takes my breath awaySunday mornin' walkin' on the Jackson Square back down thereJewel of the south cross my heart, shut my mouthCome the mornin', I'll be home in the sweet Delta dawnCome the mornin', I'll be home in the sweet Delta dawn Aus Songtexte Mania