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"Goober Peas" is a traditional folk song probably originating in the Southern United States. It was popular with Confederate soldiers during the American Civil War, and is still sung frequently in the South to this day. It has been recorded and sung by scores of artists, including Burl Ives, Tennessee Ernie Ford and The Kingston Trio. The lyrics of "Goober Peas" are a description of daily life during the last few years of the Civil War for Southerners. After being cut off from the rail lines and their farm land, they had little to eat aside from boiled peanuts (or "goober peas") which often served as an emergency ration. Peanuts were also known as pindars and goobers. Publication date on the earliest sheet music is 1866, published by A. E. Blackmar in New Orleans. Blackmar humorously lists A. Pindar as the lyricist and P. Nutt as the composer.〔Pindar, "Goober Peas".〕 ==Lyrics== ''Verse 1'' :Sitting by the roadside on a summer's day :Chatting with my mess-mates, passing time away :Lying in the shadows underneath the trees :Goodness, how delicious, eating goober peas. :''Chorus'' ::Peas, peas, peas, peas ::Eating goober peas ::Goodness, how delicious, ::Eating goober peas. ''Verse 2'' :When a horse-man passes, the soldiers have a rule :To cry out their loudest, "Mister, here's your mule!" :But another custom, enchanting-er than these :Is wearing out your grinders, eating goober peas. :Chorus ''Verse 3'' :Just before the battle, the General hears a row :He says "The Yanks are coming, I hear their rifles now." :He turns around in wonder, and what d'ya think he sees? :The Georgia Militia, eating goober peas. :Chorus ::(Note: ''There sat the Georgia Militia,'' is reported in contemporary accounts as underlying the battle of Griswoldville where they fought fiercely. "The Tennessee Militia" is sung instead in some versions. Tennessee in the American Civil War was the last of the Southern states to declare secession. Tennessee politicians John Bell supported it with reluctance, while Andrew Johnson fought it. ''Verse 4'' :I think my song has lasted almost long enough. :The subject's interesting, but the rhymes are mighty tough. :I wish the war was over, so free from rags and fleas :We'd kiss our wives and sweethearts, and gobble goober peas. :Chorus 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Goober Peas」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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