A long tailed cat sitting by the old rocking chair Now he don't realize that there's a danger there But he don't care no rock 'n' roll chair is gonna boogie on his day 'Cause when his tail took a low down, syncopate, yeah I'm going down to Orleans town, to get a pound of feed Be back home in just 'bout a half of week, yeah You may be a symphony, babe, but I believe in song Got a catchy melody so you can sing along Oh, they say, you know they're talking bout the girls that work up town I don't realize the amount of danger now No swinging tail, no rock 'n' roll girl is gonna boogie woogie on my day 'Cause I made my time on a Dixie holiday, yeah I'm going down to Orleans town on a Dixie holiday To get myself a tonk of that harmony, yeah You may be a symphony, baby but I believe in song It's got a catchy melody so you can sing along Everybody sing along, along Don't know what you sing along Well you're gonna sing along, along All you sing is oh my, oh my my Your daddy's getting older and the cows are going dry Gotta go bye, go bye bye On a Dixie holiday Oh my, oh my my Your daddy's getting older and the cows are going dry You gotta go bye, go bye bye On a Dixie holiday Oh my, oh my my Your daddy's getting older and the cows are going dry You gotta go bye, go bye bye On a Dixie holiday Oh my, oh my my Daddy's getting older and the cows are going dry You gotta go bye, go bye bye On a Dixie holiday Oh, we're leaving on a Dixie holiday Heading for the Dixie holiday, yeah yeah, yeah