Sandy Land
Texas folk song dating to slavery times, recorded on Bound to Go.
Big yam taters in the sandy land
Sandy bottom, sandy land
Big yam taters in the sandy land
Sandy bottom, sand land
Sift the meal and save the bran
Mighty good livin' in sandy land
Big buck diggin' in the sandy land
Raise big taters in the sandy land
Big yam taters in the sandy land
Sandy bottom, sandy land
Big yam taters in the sandy land
Sandy bottom, sand land
Big fat possum up a simmon tree
Make a big supper for you and me
Hurry up, boys in sandy land
Big fat possum up a simmon tree
Big yam taters in the sandy land
Sandy bottom, sandy land
Big yam taters in the sandy land
Sandy bottom, sand land
Make a good livin' in sandy land
Lots of pretty gals in sandy land
Right and left in sandy land
On to the next in sandy land
Big yam taters in the sandy land
Sandy bottom, sandy land
Big yam taters in the sandy land
Sandy bottom, sand land
Dinah has a wooden leg, so they say
Shake that wooden leg, Dinah-O
Sal has a meat skin stowed away
To grease that wooden leg, so they say
Big yam taters in the sandy land
Sandy bottom, sandy land
Big yam taters in the sandy land
Sandy bottom, sand land
Chords:
(C)Big yam taters in the sandy land
Sandy (Dm)bottom, (C)sandy land
(C)Big yam taters in the sandy land
Sandy (Dm)bottom, (C)sandy land
Sift the meal and (Am)save the bran
Mighty good livin' in (C)sandy land
Big buck diggin' in the (Am)sandy land
Raise big taters in the (C)sandy land