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Lower Alabama

A little south of Heaven On the Gulf of Mexico Here in the Heart of Dixie The living's easy and slow The weather's mostly nice here Round Mobile Bay Sunshine when it ain't raining It's beautiful today here in L.A. Living in L.A. Lower Alabama Spanish moss, azaleas A deep south panorama, Lower Alabama So far south, can't get no farther Off the map, feet hitting water A little taste of the bayou A little twang in our talk Folks are friendly when they greet you We say sir and maam and y'all We love sweet tea, our chicken fried Shrimp and grits, and pecan pie And watermelon in season Man, I love the smell of bacon Smells like Sunday morning Like America, tastes like freedom Living in L.A. Lower Alabama Spanish moss, azaleas A deep south panorama, Lower Alabama So far south, can't get no farther Off the map, feet hitting water Now, some might say we've got it all Hidden treasures to be found Bellingrath and Mardi Gras (The first one, mind you) and the USS Alabama The stuff of dreams, music scenes Golden beaches, island streams Fresh seafood to die for Piggly Wigglys, there's a few Foosackly's, can't fake the Foo A sea of Shunarrah billboards, oh Lord Living in L.A. Lower Alabama Spanish moss, azaleas A deep south panorama, Lower Alabama So far south, can't get no farther Off the map, feet hitting water Alabam, here where I oughtta be © 2017.

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