American by Birth

I'm gonna go down on the creek bank

Gather all my people

Pitch horseshoes until the sun goes down

Gonna barbecue my ribs,

Eat potato salad

Let the bird dogs run, let the children sing

Lord we're gonna get down

Yes, we shall gather down in Dixie

Where my father and my children's feet have trod

We shall all sing "Hallelujah"

I'm American by birth, and Southern by the grace of God

I'm gonna slip off with my cousin

For a little shot of bourbon

Listen to him stretch the truth for a little while

I'm gonna sneak up behind my baby

And tell her that I love her

I'm gonna lay her down in a hickory sheet

And watch my baby smile

Yes, we shall gather down in Dixie

Where my father and my children's feet have trod

We shall all sing "Hallelujah"

I'm American by birth, and Southern by the grace of God

Yes, we shall gather down in Dixie

Where my father and my children's feet have trod

We shall all sing "Hallelujah"

I'm American by birth, and Southern by the grace of God