The Call of the South

A gentle voice is calling me I hear it night and day It seems to whisper tenderly You should be on your way I'm going back without a doubt To where my heart belongs The land that Jolson sings about In all his "Mammy" songs Southland All night long your banjos ring in my ear And I can hear the call of the Southland Cornfields Seem to say it's just the time of the year Come on and hear the call of the South I'll be so happy when I open the gate To see my sweetie there who promised to wait And then when I deliver The kiss I'm gonna give 'er Trouble will drown way down in the Swanee River Southland I must go back to somebody I've missed I can't resist the call of the South