Well it wasn't long ago that my true blue Sally
Said she's gettin' tired of livin' in the valley
Wants to go back to Lousian
See big papa he's a gumbo man
Trouble on the turnpike, trouble on the road
Trouble on the turnpike, too big a load
yay ha and a hoopy do ee
Goodbye valley from my Sally and me
Well to keep Sally happy I'd do all I can
To keep her that way takes a whole lot of man
Lousiana woman's tired of Californy
Ain't enough gumbo here for me
Trouble on the turnpike, trouble on the road
Trouble on the turnpike, too big a load
yay ha and a hoopy do ee
Goodbye valley from my Sally and me