Pistol Annies - Boys From The South

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Some time back, Brock Townsend posted this.  I find that I quite like the neo-traditional sound of the Pistol Annies. 

Miranda Lambert is familiar to Country music fans, and the group had its genesis when she and long time friend Ashley Monroe began writing songs that didn't quite fit either of their acts.  But they liked the songs, and kept writing.  After a couple of years, they had quite a selection of music, and when Angaleena Presley entered the mix, the idea of a girl band sprang to life.

I hope they keep putting out music - although all three are still pursuing their own solo careers (and Lambert is the newlywed Mrs. Blake Shelton now).  Unlike their delightfully gold digging song Hell On Heels, this is filled with southern sentimentality and is entirely safe to listen to with your kids.



Boys From The South (Songwriters: Miranda Lambert, Ashley Monroe)

Maybe he's in Texas, maybe this town
Maybe Oklahoma plowin' up some ground
Southern Carolina, somewhere on the coast
Maybe Alabama drivin' through Montgomery
Right now, there's somethin' 'bout a boy from the South.

Maybe he's in Florida, somewhere in the pines
Maybe on the delta throwin' out a line
Maybe he's in Georgia, starin' at the stars
Maybe Tennessee pickin' on a guitar
Right now, there's somethin' 'bout a boy from the south

Yea, the first time I felt it I was only 16,
And he kissed me underneath the chinaberry tree.
Said "Goodnight darlin," with a sweet southern drawl.
Man, I think I might just have to love them all –
The boys from the South.

Yeah, yeah, yeah

Maybe in Kentucky, workin' in the mines
Maybe down in Little Rock, just to pass the time
Maybe he's somewhere in New Orleans,
Livin' it up in the Big Easy
Right now, there's somethin' 'bout a boy from the South

Yea, the first time I felt it I was only 16,
And he kissed me underneath the chinaberry tree.
Said "Goodnight darlin," with a sweet southern drawl.
Man, I think I might just have to love them all –
the boys from the South

Yeah, yeah, yeah

Maybe he's in Texas, maybe this town.
My boys from the South

Ooh, ooh, ooh

Ooh, ooh, ooh

Ooh, ooh, ooh

Oh yeah, yeah!