You have heard and read about the state of Tennessee
  Down in the southern states is where I want to be
  Where the valleys are so green and the mountains are so tall
  You will know just what I mean when you hear them say "Y'all"
  
  Tennessee (Tennessee)
  I hear you calling me (I hear you calling me)
  The home of Davey Crockett in the hills of Tennessee.
  
  When I was a little boy around the folks back home
  My mother always said to me Jimmy, please don't roam
  Now that I have gone away my heart is full of woe
  When I think of Mom and Dad that's where I want to go
  
  If ever I get back to that state of Tennessee
  I tell you there'll be no more roaming for me
  There lives a sweetheart who said she'd marry me
  As soon as I get back to that state of Tennessee