Yellow moon hangin' low nightbird singin' sweet and slow
I'm a fool and don't i know for summer nights in dixie
Honeysuckle in the breeze murmurs from the maple trees
Lightning bugs and katydees that's summer nights in dixie

All day long that devil sun makes me weak and weary
But there's one and only one thing that always seems to cheer me
Lovers on the front porch swing hound dogs bark and banjos ring
Wouldn't change one single thing bout summer nights in dixie

[ harmonica ]
All day long that devil sun makes me weak and weary...
Bout summer nights in dixie