Goober Peas

"Goober Peas" is a traditional folk song probably originating in the Southern United States. It was popular with Confederate soldiers during the American Civil War, and is still sung frequently in the South to this day. It has been recorded and sung by scores of artists, including Burl Ives, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Rusty Draper and The Kingston Trio.
The lyrics of "Goober Peas" are a description of daily life during the latter part of the Civil War for Southerners. After being cut off from the rail lines and their farm land, they had little to eat aside from boiled peanuts which often served as an emergency ration. Peanuts were also known as pindars and goobers.
The earliest sheet music for the song was published in 1866, published by A. E. Blackmar in New Orleans. Blackmar humorously lists A. Pindar as the lyricist and P. Nutt as the composer.

Lyrics

Verse 1
Verse 2
Verse 3
''Verse 4''

Additional verse

The Reverend Wayland Fuller Dunaway recorded a stanza of the song he heard while imprisoned at the Union prison on Johnson's Island, Ohio, during the latter part of the Civil War. Dunaway had been a captain in Co. I, 40th Virginia Infantry, when he was captured during the Battle of Falling Waters in July 1863. His stanza:

In popular culture

In Veep Season 3 Episode 3 "Alicia", Mike is made to kneel and sing "Goober Peas" by Jonah in order to not publish a compromising story.
In the Parks & Recreation Season 5 episode titled "Article Two," Patton Oswalt plays Garth Blundin, who challenges Leslie Knope to compete in a 1800s “roughing it” competition, at one point running through the background playing with a hoop-and-stick and singing “Goober Peas.” ^]