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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Memphis Royal Brothers
Memphis Royal Brothers
Performer
Charlie Musselwhite
Charlie Musselwhite
Harmonica
Gary M. Bolen
Gary M. Bolen
Electric Guitar
Steve Potts
Steve Potts
Drums
Lester Snell
Lester Snell
Piano
Kirk Smothers
Kirk Smothers
Baritone Saxophone
Michael Toles
Michael Toles
Electric Guitar
Kameron Whalum
Kameron Whalum
Trombone
Shontelle Norman
Shontelle Norman
Background Vocals
Candise Marshall
Candise Marshall
Background Vocals
Charles Hodges
Charles Hodges
Organ
David Crenshaw
David Crenshaw
Tambourine
Jackie Clarke
Jackie Clarke
Bass Guitar
Lannie McMillan
Lannie McMillan
Tenor Saxophone
Luther Dickenson
Luther Dickenson
Electric Guitar
Marc Franklin
Marc Franklin
Trumpet
Sharisse Norman
Sharisse Norman
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Wesley F Hamil
Wesley F Hamil
Songwriter
Gary M. Bolen
Gary M. Bolen
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Boo Mitchell
Boo Mitchell
Producer
Richard Bolen
Richard Bolen
Producer
Greg Calbi
Greg Calbi
Mastering Engineer
Steve Falone
Steve Falone
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

We're going south
Going way down south
Yeah, we're going so far south
You got cotton in your mouth
Where the black snake moans
And the babies cry
We got no future
And I don't know why
That big machine
Done picked us clean
Done picked us clean
We're going south
Going way down south
We're going so far south
Til there ain't no more south to go
Shuck the black-eyed peas
Make my onions green
The air's so hot
Its like chicken grease
Poverty is the chain
Wrapped around your feet
That big machine
Done picked us clean
See the steel mills fate
And the industrial states
That big machine
Done picked em clean
We're going south
We're going way down south
We're going so far south
There ain't no more south to go
Past the Mason-Dixon line
South is a state of mine
The big machine
Has done picked us clean
Done picked us clean
Written by: Gary M. Bolen, Wesley F Hamil

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