Song of the South Lyrics Meaning

Publish date: 2024-05-03
anonymous

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Oct 4th 2011 !⃝

The song is sarcastic.

"Song, Song of the South" refers to the idyllic country way of life in the south before the War between the states.

"Gone, gone with the Wind" refers to what happened after the South was invaded. The South was raped, pillaged and burned during the war and many innocent civilians lost there lives were lost to the invading army.

"There aint nobody looking back again" refers to the fact that the education system imposed by the north largely glosses over what really occurred, in favor of painting all Southerners as racist slave owners.

"Sweet potato pie and I shut my mouth" refers to Southern people forgetting about it and keeping quiet for a little security provided by the Federal government. This was after years of widespread poverty resulting from the war through the depression.

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