Pale moon shinin' on the fields below   Oaks are croonin' so soft and low   No need tellin' 'cause I know   It's sleepy time down south      Soft wind blowin'   To them pinewood trees   Folks down there   They live a life of these      When my mama falls on her knees   It's sleepy time down south   Steam boats on the river   Keep a comin' and a goin'   Splashin' the night away      Hear the banjos ringin'   Folks keep a singin'   They dance till break of day      Dear old south land   With your dreamy song   Take me back there   That's where I belong      Oh, I'd love to be   In my sweet mama's arms   When it's sleepy time   Sleepy time down south