Walkin' down to Way down south in Dixie Oh, I thought that I would stop Take a vacation style
Got southern hospitality Down there in a southern Oh, all the signs welcome in by Governor Wallace and Rin-Tin-Tin
They said come along and watch the While we feed our dogs on rights Now, get us wrong Some of our best are friends
I've seen travelin' many ways I've traveled in cars and old But in Birmingham some people To fly down the street from a fire
Doin' some travelin' hydrants of plenty Well, a pack of dogs was by I up to them and I said, "Hi"
I asked one dog what all were doin' He up to me and started chewin' I said, "Hold it, I'm the A.S.P.C.A. Society for the Prevention of to Agitators"
And I said, "There must be men around There can't be you dogs in town" They said, sure, we old Bull Conner There he walkin' yonder
Throwin' raw meat to the Mayor Feedin' bones to the city You know Governor doesn't mean no harm Can't you see got a lot of charm?
He protectin' us whites, both the rich and Standin' in the schoolhouse Crackin' jokes, talkin' to Brinkley Servin' jury duty, re-elected
So, I asked them why they spent time With segregation on mind said, "If you don't like to live this way Get out of here, go to the U.S.A Live with all them and New York folksingers"
Some say they're past their darkest moderates are back in power Oh, they listen close open ears They'll help us out in a of hundred years
But don't 'em whatever you do Or else you'll get those extremists in You see, Alabama is a state sovereign dogs and sovereign hate
They for the Bible and Constitution They stand against revolution They say "It's Pinkoes you that freed the slaves" And right