Polk Salad Annie
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E Now for t _ hose of you
Who never been down to ETony Joe White country
E_ Never been South
E_ _ I'm gonna tell you a something aEbout it this so that you'll
Understand what it is I'm talkin' aEbout _ _ _
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EDown there we Egot a plant
That Egrows out in the woods,
And in the fieldE_ _
G _ rows up the Erocks and the t _ _ _ rees__
E And everybody calls it Polk ESalad _ _ _ E_ _
T _ hat's EPolk _ _ _ E_ S _ _ alad
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E I used to know a girl lived Edown there _ _ _ E_ _
S _ he'd go Eout in the evenings
And pick herself a Elittle bit of i _ _ _ t E_ _
And s _ he carEried it h _ _ _ ome E_
And c _ _ ook it for supper E_ _ _ E_
Bec _ _ ause that's about all they had to Eeat _ _ _
But Ethey did a _ _ _ ll right E_ _ _ E_ _ _ E_
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I s _ aid Edown i _ _ _ n Lou'siaEna _ _
W _ here the Eallig _ _ _ ators grow so Emean _ _ _
ELived a _ _ _ girl who Eswear t _ _ _ o the world
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And Eall t _ _ _ hat the brothers were fitE for _ _
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E_ N _ _ ow a give you some EPolk Sal _ _ _ ad E_ G _ _ ive me some
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EEvery day 'fore Esuppertime
She'd Ego down by the Etruck patch
And Epick herself a mess o' Polk ESalad
And E!carry it . . . . home in a tote sack
P . . olk Salad A7Annie _ _ _ A7_ g _ _ ators got your E7granny _ _ _ jump E7jump _ _
And e _ veryGbody s _ _ _ aid it was a shaA -me _ _
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