Discover the story of the song > Polk Salad Annie – Tony Joe White

The song is about a girl, Polk Salad Annie, who lives in Louisiana and eats a plant called polk salad because it's the only food they have. Her mother is a mean woman working on a chain gang, and her lazy father and brothers steal watermelons. The alligators in Louisiana are mean, but Polk Salad Annie is tougher and can handle herself.