"Dixie Lullaby" lyrics

Who don't you gather 'round me, people?
Got a song to sing
'Bout that sweet magnolia time
Black-eyed Susan made some catfish stew
Papa brought some homemade wine

All the Southern children like to rock-and-roll
The TV mamas tell you why
They got it on the boat from Africa
It's a Dixie lullaby

Blind Willie Thyme had a dime-shoe-shine
Stand down on Beale Street
Willie would stop and he'd say "hello"
To all the shoes he'd meet

"Why are you so happy?" said the clean white buck
"You got no reason to be happy, Mr. Thyme"
But Willie just smiled and popped his rag
Sang a Dixie lullaby

So, now you've heard the story of my Southern home
Where the honeysuckle vines
And if you might think you might come yourself
Keep this thought in mind

All you easy riders better watch your step
If you're walkin' down below the line
That Louisiana man is gonna get you yet
With his Dixie lullaby

It's a Dixie lullaby
It's a Dixie lullaby
Leon Russell
Leon Russell on the piano and vocals