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"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.[1]

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

State What Hank Williams Jr. Would Do as President[2]
Texas Move the Supreme Court there; hasten executions of murderers
Louisiana Teach citizens Cajun cooking
Alabama Move the national capital to Montgomery
Florida Put all drug dealers in jail
Tennessee Have all whiskey made there
Kentucky Have all horses raised in the hills
Mississippi Move the National Treasury to Tupelo, and put his father on $100 bills
North Carolina and South Carolina Have all cars manufactured there, while banning ones made in China
Georgia Send all women there to learn how to speak with a Southern accent and smile in an inviting manner
Virginia Have all fiddles made there
Arkansas Drink some wine with Clifton Clowers on Wolverton Mountain

Chart performance

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Chart (1988) Peak
position
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 22

References

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