Phoney Drawl

Well, there’s a certain way of talkin’
That is done down in the South
A certain way of slackenin’
Certain muscles in your mouth
But please don’t be confused and think
That I am from there, though
‘Cause I was born and raised in
Southern Onta-ri-o

Phony drawl—
My phony drawl
Nothin’ I do can shake this phony drawl
Like a broken tape recorder
Or some kind of brain disorder
Nothin’ I do can shake this phony drawl

I do it when I’m on the stage
Or in the studio
I do it when I been a-drinkin’
Or sometimes when I go
Down to Dixie
For a visit
I been there a couple a times
But it disappears like magic
When Revenue Canada’s on the line

Phony drawl—
My phony drawl
Nothin’ I do can shake this phony drawl
So I sing about guns and horses
Not my university courses
Cause nothin’ do can shake this phony drawl

Maybe it’s cause way back yonder
In my younger days
My mama took me to one too many
Tennessee Williams plays
Or maybe it’s ‘cause I can’t fight
And this drawl makes me sound tough
Or maybe it’s ‘cause who I am
Just ain’t interesting enough

Phony drawl—
My phony drawl
Nothin’ I do can shake this phony drawl
I shoulda stopped before I begin it
‘Cause there ain’t much money in it
But nothin’ I do can shake this phony
Draw-aw-aw-aw-awl