Lyrics

Down in Louisiana where the alligators grow so mean There lived a girl that I swear to the world Made the alligators look tame Polk salad Annie, Polk salad Annie Oh, everybody said it was a shame 'Cause her mama was working on chain gang Yes, she was A mean vicious woman Every day before supper time She head down over to the truck patch Pick her a mess of Polk salad And carry it home in a tote sack Polk salad Annie, the 'gators got you granny Everybody said it was a shame 'Cause her mama was a workin' on the chain gang Yes, she was Her daddy was lazy and no count Claimed he had a bad back All of her brothers were fit for stealin' Watermelons out of my truck patch Polk salad Annie, oh, that 'gators got you granny Oh, everybody said it was a shame 'Cause her mama was a workin' on the chain gang Yes, she was Everybody said it was a shame 'Cause her mama was a workin' on the chain gang Yes, she was Mean ol' mama