Blackberries, big as baseballs, peanuts as round as your heart
Peaches big as watermelons, growin' on that Georgia farm
Roses get a sweet corner, shinin' in the morning light
Plant them on a Monday morning, eat them by a Friday night
Daddy, don't you tell no lies, talkin' about the old time ways
Daddy, don't you tell no lies, talkin' about the good old days
Talkin' about the good old days
Nobody got in trouble, nobody got in fights
Burn no drinkin' whiskey now, burn no stayin' out all night
Everybody worked like horses, never stopped to take a rest
Everybody had religion, everybody did their best
Daddy, don't you tell no lies, talkin' about the old time ways
Daddy, don't you tell no lies, talkin' about the good old days
Everybody was a laborer, every neighbor was a friend
Children listened to their parents, women listened to their men
There weren't no agitators, stirrin' up the countryside
Everybody knew their places, and everyone was satisfied
Daddy, don't you tell no lies, talkin' about the old time ways
Daddy, don't you tell no lies, talkin' about the good old days
Daddy, don't you tell no lies, talkin' about the old time ways
Daddy, don't you tell no lies, talkin' about the good old days
Oh yeah, talkin' about the good old days
Talkin' about the good old days
Talkin' about the good old days
Talkin' about the good old days