If the South Woulda Won

"If the South Woulda Won" is a song written and recorded by American musician Hank Williams Jr. It was released in July 1988 as the first single from the album Wild Streak. The song reached number 8 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.

Content The song is about what Williams Jr. would have done as President of the southern States had the South won the Civil War. He mentions all the states from the Confederacy as well as Kentucky and includes how he would make Elvis Presley's, Patsy Cline's, and Lynyrd Skynyrd's deaths national holidays.

"If the South Woulda Won" quotes the folk anthem, "Dixie" in the refrain. At that juncture, Williams considers running for president of the southern states.

List of States mentioned/changes StateWhat Hank Williams Jr. Would Do as PresidentTexasMove the Supreme Court there; hasten executions of murderersLouisianaTeach citizens Cajun cookingAlabamaMove the national capital to MontgomeryFloridaTake control of Miami, put all drug dealers in jailTennesseeHave all whiskey made thereKentuckyHave all horses raised in the hillsMississippiMove the National Treasury to Tupelo, and put his father on $100 bills North Carolina and South CarolinaHave all cars manufactured there, while banning ones made in ChinaGeorgiaSend all women there to learn how to speak with a Southern accent and smile in an inviting mannerVirginiaHave all fiddles made thereArkansasDrink some wine with Clifton Clowers on Wolverton Mountain

Chart performance Chart (1988)PeakpositionCanadian RPM Country Tracks22

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