IT’S AN OLD SOUTHERN CUSTOM  
Carroll Gibbons & Marjorie Stedeford


It’s an old Southern custom
When you’re walking down the street
To bid everyone ‘good morning’
Don’t you think that’s kind of sweet?
It’s an old Southern custom
To politely lift your hat
When you pass a pretty stranger
Is there anything wrong in that?

If a lady meets a gentleman
As they did in days colonial
And the lady and the gentleman
Have intentions matrimonial
If they must be together
Every morning, noon and night
There’s a good old Southern custom
That makes everything all right