i'm a southern boy
with a southern mind
southern lips
southern eyes
i'm a southern man
he who buys
southern hips
with southern lies
down south heat
baked bone lives
downtown crooks
with softer knives
the hippest kids
some Memphis folk
hot fried eggs
bowls and tokes
on down yonder
up o'er dere
cast-iron fingers
rusted hair
it rocks my pocket
and shakes my knee
t'see cat on the corner
and a dog in the street
but that's hard cash
and a filthy life
here in *****
here in strife
twangy me
twangy wimp
simple *******
you're a lil' limp
lame in the legs
fast in mind
lazy *******
you'll get left behind
you're no devil
but you're no saint
quit making silly songs
**** too late
Apr 27, 2019
Apr 27, 2019 at 9:15 AM UTC
i'm a southern boy
with a southern mind
southern lips
southern eyes
i'm a southern man
he who buys
southern hips
with southern lies
down south heat
baked bone lives
downtown crooks
with softer knives
the hippest kids
some Memphis folk
hot fried eggs
bowls and tokes
on down yonder
up o'er dere
cast-iron fingers
rusted hair
it rocks my pocket
and shakes my knee
t'see cat on the corner
and a dog in the street
but that's hard cash
and a filthy life
here in *****
here in strife
twangy me
twangy wimp
simple *******
you're a lil' limp
lame in the legs
fast in mind
lazy *******
you'll get left behind
you're no devil
but you're no saint
quit making silly songs
**** too late
Kudos to whoever knows what blues song covered by a famous & very influential UK band back in the day I'm dovetailing this off of. hint: same title as this poem, but different at the same time
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