I'm sorry jennymae, "y'all" is copyrighted by the state of Tennessee. Only natives may use it freely. All y'all furriners gotta apply for a permit to use it. We apologise for the inconvenience but it is the best way to make sure y'all are using the term correctly.
For example you didn't even use the apostrophe. And since you're a furriner from down in Alabama, if you had used it you probably would have put it in the wrong place, i.e. "ya'll."
See? This is why we gotta require permits to use it.