I hear the south calling me
I've been away much too long
Mason Dixon fevers won't leave me alone
The only cure I know for sure is a one-way ticket home

Watermelon ripe on the vine
Catfish a-nibbling on my line
Slow Southern drawls
And the home-made alcohol
I hear the south calling me

I hear the south calling me
I've been away much too long
Big city blues sure got my soul
Keep it country bars and steel guitars
And a Dixie rock and roll

I've had those New York satin dolls
I've had my fill of it all
It's time I fell for some sweet Southern Belle
I hear the south calling me
I hear the south calling me
I hear the south calling me