In the land of the crazies Gentlemen and ladies I was born I was born But long gone the fish fry Long gone the moon pie Long gone Long gone Standing in the water My dresses soiled and seen Goodnight cottonlandia Get your ghosts off of me Grant captured Vicksburg Sherman shot the hummingbird of the land But slaves pull the sack across The weight of this albatross in my hands In my hands Standing in the water My dresses soiled and seen Goodnight cottonlandia Get your ghosts off of me