CORN BREAD AND TURNIP GREENS
When I was young
And growing up,
In the country of Misssip,
While I was still a pup;
Corn bread and
Turnip Greens
Was on the menu
And sometimes, butterbeans!
Corn bread was
Thin and hot,
With turnip greens
In a big black pot.
Thankful were we
For what we've got,
As we ate the greens,
And drained the pot!
Pot liquor is an elixir,
So pure and good,
Mixed with cornbread,
As indeed it should.
I'm gonna' ask my wife,
Who invigorates my life,
To make turnip greens
In a pot, with cornbread
So good and hot!