[Chorus: JJ Lawhorn]
I wish I was in the land of the cotton
Old times they are not forgotten
Long live the south
Long live the south

[Verse 1: Upchurch]
Sweet potato pie
Shut your mouth
We talk real slow
But we sing real loud

[Refrain: JJ Lawhorn]
Long live the south

[Verse 2: Upchurch]
Yeah, I was brought up on the bible
Raised by the gun
No matter where I go
I won't forget where I'm from

[Chorus: JJ Lawhorn]
I wish I was in the land of the cotton
Old times they are not forgotten
Long live the south
Long live the south
[Verse 3: Upchuch]
If you wasn't born here
You wouldn't understand
It's a way of life
Not just a piеce of land

[Refrain: JJ Lawhorn]
Long live the south

[Chorus: JJ Lawhorn]
I wish I was in thе land of the cotton
Old times they are not forgotten
Long live the south
Long live the south

[Verse 4: JJ Lawhorn]
Built by the sweat of the working man's brow
Roots down deep in the rich red ground
The simple life is the only life I know
When you bury me you better bring me home

[Chorus: JJ Lawhorn]
I wish I was in the land of the cotton
Old times there are not forgotten
And Dixieland I'll make my stand in the south
(Long live the south)
Live and die for Dixieland
Long live the south
Away away away down south in Dixie