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