Composed and recorded in 1968 by Tony Joe White this tune describes the life of a girl, her family, growing-up poor in the deep south.
The lyrics feature of dish consisting of cooked greens made from poke weed - thusly, poke or polk salad.
Released in 1969 the single reached number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100. However, it was The cover Elvis released that popularized the song.
This is a really terrific cover by the Muscle Shoals Sound SaRon Crenshaw Quartet.....
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