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Polk Salad Annie

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[Intro]
     E     A/E     E7     A/E      EEsus4add9 E  
[Verse 1]
ESome of you all never been down South too much
EI'm going to tell you a little story, so you'll understand where I'm talking about
EDown there we have a plant that grows out in the woods and the fields
EAnd it looks something like a turnip green
EEverybody calls it Polk salad. Now that's Polk salad
EUsed to know a girl that lived down there and
EShe'd go out in the evenings to pick a mess of it
                             E       E7                A/E     EEsus4add9
Carry it home and cook it for supper, because that's about all they had to eat
But they did all Eright
[Pre-Chorus]
E7Down in Louisiana
E7Where the alligators grow so mean
E7Lived a girl that I swear to the world
N.C                             E7  
Made the alligators look tame
[Chorus]
Polk salad A7Annie
Alligators got your E7granny
EveryGbody said it was a Ashame
For the Gmama was working on the Achain-gangE  
What a mean, vicious woman
[Verse 2]
E7Everyday before suppertime
EShe'd go down by the truck patch
EAnd pick her a mess of Polk salad
EAnd carry it home in a tote sack
[Chorus]
Polk salad A7Annie
Alligators got you E7granny
EveryGbody said it was a Ashame
Because the Gmama was working on the Achain-gangE  
EWhoo, how wretched, despiteful, straight-razor toting woman
ELord have mercy
E7Sock a little Polk salad to him
EYeah, you know what, yeah, yeah
[Verse 3]
E7But daddy was a lazy and a no-count
EClaimed he had a bad back
EAll her brothers were fit for
EWas stealing watermelons out of my truck
[Chorus]
Polk salad A7Annie
Alligators got you E7granny
EveryGbody said it was a Ashame
Because the Gmama was working on the Achain-gangE  
EWhoo, how wretched, despiteful, straight-razor toting woman
ELord have mercy
E7Sock a little Polk salad to him
EYeah, you know what, yeah, yeah
[Verse 4]
ESock a little Polk salad to him
EYou know what meets a meal mention
EYou sock a little
EHey, hey, hey, yeah, yeah
EChic a bon, chic a bon, chic a bon bon bon bon
EChic a bon, chic a bon, chic a bon bon bon bon
ESock a little Polk salad to him
EYou know what meets a meal mention
ESock a little Polk salad to him
EYou know what meets a meal mention
EChinc, chinc, chinc, chin, ling, ling ling

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Polk Salad Annie

by Elvis Presley

Lyrics & chords · Original key

[Intro]

E A/E E7 A/E E E

Esus4add9

[Verse 1]

Some of you all never been down South too much

I'm going to tell you a little story, so you'll understand where I'm talking about

Down there we have a plant that grows out in the woods and the fields

And it looks something like a turnip green

Everybody calls it Polk salad. Now that's Polk salad

Used to know a girl that lived down there and

She'd go out in the evenings to pick a mess of it

E E7 A/E E

Esus4add9

Carry it home and cook it for supper, because that's about all they had to eat

But they did all right

[Pre-Chorus]

Down in Louisiana

Where the alligators grow so mean

Lived a girl that I swear to the world

N.C

Made the alligators look tame

[Chorus]

Polk salad Annie

Alligators got your granny

G A

Everybody said it was a shame

G A E

For the mama was working on the chain-gang

What a mean, vicious woman

[Verse 2]

Everyday before suppertime

She'd go down by the truck patch

And pick her a mess of Polk salad

And carry it home in a tote sack

[Chorus]

Polk salad Annie

Alligators got you granny

G A

Everybody said it was a shame

G A E

Because the mama was working on the chain-gang

Whoo, how wretched, despiteful, straight-razor toting woman

Lord have mercy

Sock a little Polk salad to him

Yeah, you know what, yeah, yeah

[Verse 3]

But daddy was a lazy and a no-count

Claimed he had a bad back

All her brothers were fit for

Was stealing watermelons out of my truck

[Chorus]

Polk salad Annie

Alligators got you granny

G A

Everybody said it was a shame

G A E

Because the mama was working on the chain-gang

Whoo, how wretched, despiteful, straight-razor toting woman

Lord have mercy

Sock a little Polk salad to him

Yeah, you know what, yeah, yeah

[Verse 4]

Sock a little Polk salad to him

You know what meets a meal mention

You sock a little

Hey, hey, hey, yeah, yeah

Chic a bon, chic a bon, chic a bon bon bon bon

Sock a little Polk salad to him

You know what meets a meal mention

Sock a little Polk salad to him

You know what meets a meal mention

Chinc, chinc, chinc, chin, ling, ling ling

About Polk Salad Annie Chords by Elvis Presley

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