Dixie Lullaby

I've been thinkin' lately
Things ain't goin' greatly
Around this town and I've been feelin' pretty low.
There are other places
With old familiar faces,
And I've been thinkin' maybe I should go - ohhh -
I dream of a small town
Some time after sundown.
We're sittin' on the front porch, just my baby and me.
Without exaggeration
It's the best place in the nation
Where anyone could ever want to be - ee

Banjos softly strummin'
Sweet and low
Distant voices come and go.
Lightnin' bugs are blinkin' out their plea for love -
Stars are brightly flick'rin' in the sky above..
Whipoorwills are callin'
Through the trees.
Jasmine fills the summer ev'nin' breeze.
When I think of all the things I miss back home,
Then I wonder why I left the nest to roam,
And that's when I sing softly,
With a sigh,
My Dixie Lullaby.