“Polk Salad Annie” by Tony Joe White. “Polk” was a variation on “poke.” It was a cooked greens dish made from pokeweed eaten by very poor folks.
I know that's what it says on the record, but it's not "Polk salad." Is it named for James K. Polk? And salads are raw.
It's "poke sallet." Sallet is another word for greens (turnip, mustard, collard, spinach, kale, rape) which are cooked good and greasy.
It's "poke" sallet because it's made from pokeweed.
My Mama loves it!