Thank you New York you treated me good
But I stayed here longer than I should
I love the money I miss my honey so
And that's why I gotta go
It's watermelon time in Georgia
It makes a country boy kinda down in the mouth
When his body's up north and his heart's down south
I said I'd be back but I gotta make tracks today
Now mama I gotta go
It's watermelon time in Georgia
I've been sittin' in the sun, I've been fishin' havin' fun
My bulldog's itchin' for a wild boy run
And I can't reach my little Georgia peach too soon
And that's why I gotta go
It's watermelon time in Georgia
Well alright
So long Detroit, so long friends
If you're ever down in Macon won't you please drop in
Meet my little girl, she's my world
And that's why I gotta go
It's watermelon time in Georgia
Yeah now I gotta go
It's watermelon time in Georgia
I said I gotta go now
It's watermelon time in Georgia