now when i left the old home i wasn t satisfied when i kissed mother goodbye i thought she hung her head and cried i hear the special comin and i ll be on the line when she pulls out for dixie on that mason dixon line i know a girl in dixie she was my childhood pal she said if i could bummin lord she would be my gal i hear the special at night i think about her she s always on my mind and when we played together lord she was so good and kind i hear the special 