Ives, Burl - Goober Peas Lyrics






Sitting by the roadside on a summer's day
Chatting with my mess-mates, passing time away
Laying in the shadows underneath the trees
Goodness how delicious eating goober peas

Peas, peas, peas, peas
Eating goober peas
Goodness how delicious
Eating goober peas

When a horse-man passes, the soldiers have a rule
To cry out at their loudest, "Mister, here's your mule?"
But another pleasure enchanting-er than these
Is wearing out your grinders, eating goober peas

Peas, peas, peas, peas
Eating goober peas
Is wearing out your grinders
Eating goober peas

Just before the battle, the General hears a row
He said, "The Yanks are coming, I hear their rifles now"
He turns around in wonder and what do you think he sees?
The Georgia Militia eating goober peas

Peas, peas, peas, peas
Eating goober peas
The Georgia Militia
Eating goober peas

I think my song has lasted almost long enough
The subject's interesting but the rhymes are mighty tough
I wish this war was over and free from rags and fleas
We'd kiss our wives and sweethearts, and gobble goober peas

Peas, peas, peas, peas
Gobble goober peas
We'd kiss our wives and sweethearts
And gobble goober peas





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  1. x.... a....

    Peas peas peas peas eating goober peas

  2. J.... P....

    I grew up in Western Pennsylvania & I remember singing this in 5th grade music class (mid 70's)....

  3. l.... w....

    He could do it all.

  4. E.... E....

    When I was in 6th grade (over 40 years ago LoL) we were studying the civil war and had to do a project. It was pretty much up to us what we did. I went to the public library 📚 with really absolutely no clue of what to do. Half heartedly I told the librarian what I had to do for school and she pulled out records of songs from the civil war!! I WAS AMAZED!!! So I checked out one of the records and did my report on civil war songs! I brought a big bag of peanuts 🥜 with me and at the end of the song I pulled out my bag asked everyone if they would like a goober pea and started passing them out. Everyone was shocked when they found out THAT’S what a goober pea is! The project was a hit and I got an 💯!

  5. F.... G....

    This song is not politically correct, because the South is not politically correct.

    F.... G....

    Who gives a fuck

    F.... G....

    Bubba Riots r/whooosh

  6. a.... g....

    Man takes me back when I was a kid listen to this record back in the day when cartoons only came on Saturday morning and we only had 4 tv 📺 channels

  7. C.... ....

    This song is a banger.

  8. W.... ....

    Gooby pls...

  9. J.... J....

    One of the greatest Folk Singers ever! Thanks for posting. .

  10. S.... R....

    George ezra came on stage to this 💃fabulous!

  11. M.... B....

    Shit, I haven't heard this song by this guy since I was very little. Funny that the song managed to stay in my mind for that long to get me to look it up again.

    M.... B....

    Very funny, but did you notice something else too? You did remember, and I bet you remembered every single word too, just like me, thanks for the comment, Burl rocks!