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Chorus Peas, peas, peas, peas, Eating goober peas; Goodness, how delicious, eating goober peas. Peas, peas, peas, peas, Eating goober peas; Goodness,

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Peas, peas, peas, peas, Peas, peas, peas, peas, Eating goober peas; Eating goober peas;

Goodness, how delicious,Goodness, how delicious,eating goober peas.eating goober peas.

Peas, peas, peas, peas, Peas, peas, peas, peas, Eating goober peas; Eating goober peas;

Goodness, how delicious,Goodness, how delicious,eating goober peas.eating goober peas.

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"Goober Peas""Goober Peas" is a traditional is a traditional folksongfolksong mostly mostly known in the known in the Southern United StatesSouthern United States. .

It was popular with It was popular with ConfederateConfederate soldiers soldiers during the during the American Civil WarAmerican Civil War, ,

and it is still sung frequently and it is still sung frequently in the South to this day. in the South to this day.

The The lyricslyrics of "Goober Peas" of "Goober Peas" are a fairly accurate description are a fairly accurate description

of daily life for Southerners of daily life for Southerners during the last few years of the Civil War. during the last few years of the Civil War.

After being cut off from the rail lines After being cut off from the rail lines and their farm land, and their farm land,

they had little to eat aside from they had little to eat aside from boiled peanutsboiled peanuts (or "goober peas") (or "goober peas")

which often served as an emergency ration, which often served as an emergency ration, especially in Georgia.especially in Georgia.

Publication date on the earliest sheet music is Publication date on the earliest sheet music is 18661866, published in New Orleans. , published in New Orleans.

The The composercomposer, perhaps humorously, , perhaps humorously, is listed as is listed as P. NuttP. Nutt..

Chorus

Peas, peas, peas, peas, Peas, peas, peas, peas, Eating goober peas; Eating goober peas;

Goodness, how delicious,Goodness, how delicious,eating goober peas.eating goober peas.

Peas, peas, peas, peas, Peas, peas, peas, peas, Eating goober peas; Eating goober peas;

Goodness, how delicious,Goodness, how delicious,eating goober peas.eating goober peas.

Verse 1

Sitting by the roadside Sitting by the roadside on a summer's day on a summer's day

Chatting with my mess-mates, Chatting with my mess-mates, passing time awaypassing time away

Lying in the shadows Lying in the shadows underneath the trees underneath the trees

Goodness, how delicious, Goodness, how delicious, eating goober peaseating goober peas..

Chorus

Peas, peas, peas, peas, Peas, peas, peas, peas, Eating goober peas; Eating goober peas;

Goodness, how delicious,Goodness, how delicious,eating goober peas.eating goober peas.

Peas, peas, peas, peas, Peas, peas, peas, peas, Eating goober peas; Eating goober peas;

Goodness, how delicious,Goodness, how delicious,eating goober peas.eating goober peas.

Verse 2

When a horse-man passes, When a horse-man passes, the soldiers have a rule the soldiers have a rule To cry out their loudest, To cry out their loudest,

““Mister, here’s your mule!" Mister, here’s your mule!"

But another custom, But another custom, enchanting-er than these enchanting-er than these

Is wearing out your grinders, Is wearing out your grinders, eating goober peaseating goober peas..

Chorus

Peas, peas, peas, peas, Peas, peas, peas, peas, Eating goober peas; Eating goober peas;

Goodness, how delicious,Goodness, how delicious,eating goober peas.eating goober peas.

Peas, peas, peas, peas, Peas, peas, peas, peas, Eating goober peas; Eating goober peas;

Goodness, how delicious,Goodness, how delicious,eating goober peas.eating goober peas.

Verse 3

Just before the battle, Just before the battle, the General hears a row the General hears a row

He says, "The Yanks are coming, He says, "The Yanks are coming, I hear their rifles now." I hear their rifles now."

He turns around in wonder, He turns around in wonder, and what d'ya think he sees? and what d'ya think he sees?

The Georgia Militia, The Georgia Militia, eating goober peas.eating goober peas.

Chorus

Peas, peas, peas, peas, Peas, peas, peas, peas, Eating goober peas; Eating goober peas;

Goodness, how delicious,Goodness, how delicious,eating goober peas.eating goober peas.

Peas, peas, peas, peas, Peas, peas, peas, peas, Eating goober peas; Eating goober peas;

Goodness, how delicious,Goodness, how delicious,eating goober peas.eating goober peas.

Verse 4

I think my song has lasted I think my song has lasted almost long enough. almost long enough.

The subject's interesting, The subject's interesting, but the rhymes are rough. but the rhymes are rough.

I wish the war was over, I wish the war was over, so free from rags and fleas so free from rags and fleas

We'd kiss our wives and sweethearts, We'd kiss our wives and sweethearts, and gobble goober peas.and gobble goober peas.

Chorus

Peas, peas, peas, peas, Peas, peas, peas, peas, Eating goober peas; Eating goober peas;

Goodness, how delicious,Goodness, how delicious,eating goober peas.eating goober peas.

Peas, peas, peas, peas, Peas, peas, peas, peas, Eating goober peas; Eating goober peas;

Goodness, how delicious,Goodness, how delicious,eating goober peas.eating goober peas.

Verse 5 – stanza of a prison song

But now we are in prison But now we are in prison and likely long to stay, and likely long to stay,

The Yankees they are guarding us, The Yankees they are guarding us, no hope to get away; no hope to get away;

Our rations they are scanty, Our rations they are scanty, 'tis cold enough to freeze,— 'tis cold enough to freeze,—

I wish I was in Georgia, I wish I was in Georgia, eating goober peas.eating goober peas.

Chorus from prison

Peas, peas, peas, peas, Eating goober peas;

I wish I was in Georgia,eating goober peas.

Peas, peas, peas, peas Eating goober peas;

I wish I was in Georgia,Eating goober peas.

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