Goodbye, North. Hello, South Goodbye, North. Hello, South It's so cold up here that the words freeze in your mouth I'm going to Florida where I can have my fun I'm going to Florida where I can have my fun Where I can lay out in the green grass and look up at the sun. Hey, hey, red cap, help me with this load Red cap porter, help me with this load Spoken: Help us out Hold that steamboat, Mr. Captain, let me get on board I got a letter from my daddy. He bought me a sweet piece of land I got a letter from my daddy. He bought me a small piece of ground You can't blame me for leaving, Lord, I mean I'm Florida bound My papa told me, my mama told me too My papa told me, my mama told me too Don't let them bell bottom britches make a fool out of you