The War Between the States - Austin Lounge Lizards

The War Between the States Lyrics

My name is Buford Julep, I am a Southern Man.
I had a Southern family and I had some Southern land.
I wore it out cotton in the good old Southern way,
I had Southern accent which I still retain today.
 
But then along came the war between the states, pa, pa, pa, pah...
And we lost everything.
 
When Lincoln was elected, the dripping set the fan,
The cry for Southern independence trickled through the land.
I enlisted in the army, with Mr. Red my horse.
My wife ran the plantation, with our happy slaves of course.
 
But then along came the war between the states, pa, pa, pa, pah...
And we lost everything.
 
Well we beat them at Manassas, and we beat them at Bull Run,
and we beat them boys at Chancellorsville, we were having lots of fun.

We beat them at Parcheesi and at Space Invaders too.
We lost old Stonewall Jackson, but you're bound to lose a few.
 
But then along came the war between the states, pa, pa, pa, pah...
And we lost everything.
 
We invaded Pennsylvania, the turnpike it was long.
We all marched into Stucky's, one hundred thousand strong.
The corn dogs were delicious, they were a tasty treat.
How could we know that later we would taste a great defeat.
 
But then along came the war between the states, pa, pa, pa, pah...
And we lost everything.
 
Well the Yankees had our number.
They called us on the phone.
And they said, hey use guys has lost the war, why's you go on back home.
At Appomattox, General Lee surrendered up his sword.
The fact of things looked pretty bad, could no longer be ignored.
 
But then along came the war between the states, pa, pa, pa, pah…