"Well, it's springtime in the valley on Magnolia Lane;
It's the Augusta National and the master
of the game.
Who'll wear that green coat on Sunday
afternoon?
Who'll walk that 18th fairway singing
this tune?
"Augusta, your dogwoods and pines,
they play on my mind like a song.
Augusta, it's you that I love,
it's you that I miss when I'm gone
"Well, it's Watson, Byron Nelson,
and Demaret, and Player and Snead,
And it's Amen Corner,
and it's Hogan's perfect swing;
It's Sarazen's double eagle
at the 15th in '35,
And the spirit of Clifford Roberts
that keeps it alive.
"Augusta, your dogwoods and pines,
they play on my mind like a song.
Augusta, it's you that I love, it's you that I miss when I'm gone.
"It's the legions of Arnie's Army and the Golden Bear's
throng, Wooden-shafted legend, Bobby Jones."
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