[Verse 1] Got A wife Got a family Earn my living with my hand I'm a roller in a steel mill In downtown Birmingham My daddy was a barber A most unsightly man He was born in Tuscaloosa But he died right here in Birmingham [Chorus] Birmingham, Birmingham The greatest city in Alabam' You can travel 'cross this entire land There ain't no place like Birmingham
[Verse 2] My wife's named Mary but she's called Marie We live in a three room house with a pepper tree I work all day in the factory That's alright with me Got a big black dog and his name is Dan He lives in my backyard in Birmingham He's the meanest dog in Alabam' Get 'em Dan [Chorus]