Down in Waycross, Georgia, where I so long to be Oh, down in Waycross, Georgia, where I so long to be There's a Waycross mama, waiting down there for me She's long and she's tall, Sweet Mama Jellybean She long and she's tall, Sweet Mama Jellybean She knows just how to get me out of New Orleans I never had her quit me, 'cause she knows her stuff I never had her quit me, because she knows her stuff When she starts to lovin' me, I can't get enough I'm goin' back to Waycross, goin' back there today
I'm goin' back to Waycross, goin' back there today Then when I find my mama, no more will I stray She sure put it on me, I can't rub it off She sure did put it on me, I can't rub it off I used to be hard boiled, but now she made me soft Oh, listen here, Waycross mama, please wait, wait for me Listen, Waycross mama, please wait for me I'm headed for Georgia, where I so long to be Mmmm... Mmmm..., Lawd, Lawd, Lawd Lawd Mmmm...