| When a lady meets a gentleman down south,
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| 'Neath the Swanee moon to a Swanee tune they love;
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| Then the lady tells her gentleman down south,
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| «Sure it’s mighty fine just to know you’re mine my love!».
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| Then they walk along where magnolias grow,
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| Two hearts sing a song that was written long ago.
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| When a lady meets a gentleman,
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| A very polished gentleman,
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| When a lady meets a gentleman down south.
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| Life is well worth the while when you live in the south,
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| There you learn how to smile when you live in the south.
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| Folks fall in love most every day,
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| But in that land of sunshine, it’s done in a different way!
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| When a lady meets a gentleman down south,
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| 'Neath the Swanee moon to a Swanee tune they love;
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| Then the lady tells her gentleman down south,
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| «Sure it’s mighty fine just to know you’re mine my love!».
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| That’s why I love to roam where the cotton grows;
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| The fellows take you home without wrinkles in your hose!
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| And you don’t see rouge all spattered round your mouth
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| When a lady meets a gentleman,
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| A very polished gentleman,
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| When a lady meets a gentleman down south. |