Goobers

 

Sitting by the roadside on a summer’s day
Chatting with my mess-mates, passing time away
Lying in the shadows underneath the trees
Goodness, how delicious, eating goober peas.
Peas, peas, peas, peas
Eating goober peas
Goodness, how delicious,
Eating goober peas!
When a horse-man passes, the soldiers have a rule
To cry out their loudest, “Mister, here’s your mule!”
But another custom, enchanting-er than these
Is wearing out your grinders, eating goober peas.
Peas, peas, peas, peas
Eating goober peas
Goodness, how delicious,
Eating goober peas!
Just before the battle, the General hears a row
He says “The Yanks are coming, I hear their rifles now.”
He looks down the roadway, and what d’ya think he sees?
The Georgia Militia cracking goober peas.
Peas, peas, peas, peas
Eating goober peas
Goodness, how delicious,
Eating goober peas!
I think my song has lasted just about enough.
The subject is interesting, but the rhymes are mighty rough.
I wish the war was over, so free from rags and fleas
We’d kiss our wives and sweethearts, say good-bye to goober peas.
Peas, peas, peas, peas
Eating goober peas
Goodness, how delicious,
Eating goober peas!
When I was in the eighth grade we learned about the Civil War. It was then that I first heard the expression “eating goober peas???. Evidently, “goobers??? was the Confederate Army’s name for peanuts. After being cut off from rail lines and their own farm land, the soldiers relied on peanuts as a mainstay of their meager diet. My history teacher taught us the “Goober Peas??? song that is featured above. It was sung by Confederate soldiers to pass the time and liven their spirits. I’ve never forgotten the song or the history behind it. Which brings me to the candy blog of the day… 

Goobers!

Goobers are milk chocolate covered peanuts. They are simple and delicious, satisfying both a sweet and salty craving. Roasted, whole peanuts are encased in sweet milk chocolate making for a protein rich, sweet, delightful treat. There are no fancy trappings with Goobers…what you see is what you get – chocolate and peanuts. They have been like this since 1925 and will continue to be on the market when I am old and gray. Originally made by the Blumenthal Chocolate company (later bought by Nestle) the creator of Goobers decided to give the Southern candy a little history and bestowed upon it the already well-known name. I guarantee that the next time you eat Goobers, you’ll think of our little history lesson and that plus the candy will make your day just a little bit brighter!

 

 

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