goin' south

i think of goin' south for the winter

it's getting mighty cold

i watch the fire glow

the moon shining 'cross the snow

maybe florida or mexico

is where i oughta go

somewhere where everything is green

oo the change of scene

might do a me good

when the swallows go

when they leave capistrano

fly away so gracefully

maybe that's for me

snowdrifts blowing up against my door

going clear up to the roof

i could be lying on some sun-washed shore

truth is

don't know what i'm waiting for

think i'm goin' south for the winter

it's getting mighty cold

i watch the fire glow

the moon shinin' 'cross the snow

maybe florida or mexico

is where i oughta go

south of the border

think i'm goin' south

get my life in order

think i'm goin' south

for the winter

it's gettin' mighty cold