mm hmmm in south georgia there s a river called the ohoopee river and my people been living down there making love an war and babies and liquor for about 285 or 90 years and in the meantime they ve corrupted ohoopee to become uh the hoopee mm hmm mm hmm this low rent land has turned to sand an i done stood by it all i can i m leavin i m leavin papa he said good luck son try to remember there s always one you can turn to when you need to mama fixed her boy some ham and ho cakes and dry your eyes cause you knew one day he d make his own way quick as he can lord from the ohoopee river bottomland mm hmm the farm house leanin and the barn is rottin and my back is bent from choppin cotton in macon i m achin box and pine and croppin tobacco wore out mule and a no count tractor that just quit now this is it now this land has brought me pain and sorrow the trailway s coming through tomorrow i m leavin man just as soon as i can lord from the ohoopee river bottomland two years gone i been on my own my belly told me money s gone in reno in reno the bright rich town with the city sound and everybody tellin me to lay your money down boy get your bet down boy them that win is them that s betting is them that s got is them that s getting i m leaving for home as soon as i can lord back toward the ohoopee river bottomland mmmmm hmmm hmmm a hot dry highway a utah by way a semi stopped and he s headin my way thank ya oh thank ya driver said son i just had to ask you did you find yourself a greener pasture no sir i said no sir met a few people and this friend of mine mostly utah has been unkind salt lake city can do without me there s some folks in georgia that care a little bout me i m leavin for home as soon as i can lord to the ohoopee river bottomland 