Got the lowdown, y’all
And I’m here to tell it all
So, sisters and brothers
And all of you others
See the love in my face
I’m talking ‘bout a place
Promise you first rate
Absolutely great
Glory land
The Old North State
Chorus
North Carolina, lovely every day
Tar Heels, proudest in the U S of A
Everybody shining with a skip and a hop
North Carolina, Southern jewel, tip top
Verse I
Y’all know a
Big time attraction
Is NASCAR action
Born right here
Sassy babes, cold beer
Rides go round
Spittin’ sonic-boom sound
Watchin’ Junior and Jeff
Till we all go deaf
See a thousand decals
And for me and my pals
Fried baloney taste right
On a Saturday night
Verse II
Peep this here
Now, don’t jump back
This here ain’t no attack
I’m filling you in
It’s a big deal, my friend
I’m talkin’ State Motto
And here’s how it go
Esse quam videri
Good God, sounds scary
But, I gotta come clean
This here’s what it mean
To be . . .
Rather than to seem
Chorus
North Carolina, lovely every day
Tar Heels, proudest in the U S of A
Everybody shining with a skip and a hop
North Carolina, Southern jewel, tip top
Verse III
We lush, we laden
With all kind of vegetation
N C so green
Beats all I ever seen
Plush neighborhoods
Redbuds, dogwoods
Tall Loblolly pines
Wisteria vines
But a uh-oh, too
The world champ, Kudzu
Momma say it just might
Keep a-growin’ all night
Verse IV
There’s games people play
Every sport, every way
School teams, all classes
Love whuppin’ y’all’s asses
Devils, Deacons, State
That’s Tobacco Road, mate
Oh, yeah, and I kinda
Left out Carolina
Pros play here, wow
Entertain us – and how
Hurricanes on ice
Panthers, Hornets – nice
Chorus
North Carolina, lovely every day
Tar Heels, proudest in the U S of A
Everybody shining with a skip and a hop
North Carolina, Southern jewel, tip top
Verse V
Plenty, plenty more
To the N C lore
Like mountains and beaches
Mister Billy Graham preaches
Brave soldiers who fight
First air-o-plane flight
Universities
Grits, sweet iced teas
Filmmaking every day
Blue Ridge Parkway
N C got it all
Nothin’ missing a’ tall, y’all
Chorus
North Carolina, lovely every day
Tar Heels, proudest in the U S of A
Everybody shining with a skip and a hop
North Carolina, Southern jewel, tip top
North Carolina, lovely every day
Tar Heels, proudest in the U S of A
Everybody shining with a skip and a hop
North Carolina, Southern jewel, tip top
Yeah