My people come from Oklahoma
On my mother's side
Louisiana on my father's side

They are hard working people
Each generation is a little better off
Than the one before

In the things of the world only

In the matters of the heart and soul

Some I could tell you
Others thought I wouldn't know


My people had to toss and tumble
almost everyone
No single one of us born tried and true

That is my observation
Each generation is a little better off
Than the one before

In the things of the world only

In the matters of the heart and soul

Some I could tell you
Others thought I wouldn't know


In the matters of the heart and soul
I want to know about my people
In the matters of the heart and soul

Where they stand and where they fall