Lyrics:
the old Cumberland Mountains
Down in the hills of Tennessee
As she waited alone in the moonlight
It was there that she waited for me
Oh, why, oh why did
the old Cumberland Mountains
Down in the hills of Tennessee
As she waited alone in the moonlight
It was there that she waited for me.
Oh why, did you leave
leave Harlan alive"
Oh, my grandfather's dad crossed the Cumberland Mountains
Where he took a pretty girl to be his bride
Said, "Won't you walk with me,
never leave Harlan alive"
Oh, my granddad's dad crossed the Cumberland Mountains
Where he took a pretty girl to be his bride
Said, "Won't you walk
leave Harlan alive"
Oh, my grandfather's dad crossed the Cumberland Mountains
Where he took a pretty girl to be his bride
Said, "Won't you walk with me,
a high Cumberland jubilee
Such a high Cumberland jubilee
I'm goin' to climb up in the mountain
I'm goin' to climb up in the tree
I'm goin' to climb up in
away
Cripple Creek, Cumberland Gap
The Good Old Mountain Dew
Hope your ears are burning Aunt Ellie Mae
This racket's down to you
When Grandpa played
Maybe the Cumberland Gap just swallows you whole
Maybe the Cumberland Gap just swallows you whole
Remember when we could see the mountain's peak?
whole
Maybe the Cumberland Gap just swallows you whole
Maybe the Cumberland Gap just swallows you whole
Remember when we could see the mountain's
Cumberland gap, it's a devil of a gap
Cumberland gap, it's a devil of a gap
Kiss me momma, kiss your boy
Bless me well and lucky
For I won't be
way up high
Where I can smell the mountain laurel
And the honeysuckle vine
Oh you know, I know, I know
The Cumberland calls me home
Oh you know, I
shot the gap at Cumberland and screamed through Maynardville
With G-men on his tail light, roadblocks up ahead
The mountain boy took roads that even
shot the gap at Cumberland and screamed through Maynardville
With G-men on his tail light, roadblocks up ahead
The mountain boy took roads that even
Yes, went they through the Lehigh Valley
To Lake Erie past Virginia
And the land called out its challenge
Bring your men to match our mountains
See
They say it even makes the Smoky Mountains smoke
Like wildfire spreadin' everywhere you go
And it's a Tennessee two step they do it on a hardwood floor
I saw her for the first time
At a bar off Cumberland Street
I was singing those sweet rhymes
But the way she smiled at me
I knew that look could get
Like a sweet rippling mountain stream
Goes the sound of the banjo on Cripple Creek
Never beginning never ending just rippling on and on
So does
of Harlan, revving up his mill
He shot the Gap at Cumberland and streamed by Maynardville
With G men on his tail light, road block up ahead
The mountain boy
of Harlan, revving up his mill
He shot the Gap at Cumberland and streamed by Maynardville
With G men on his tail light, road block up ahead
The mountain boy
Now let me tell a story, I can tell it all
About the mountain boy who ran illegal alcohol
His daddy made the whiskey, the son, he drove the load
Let me tell the story, I can tell it all;
About the mountain boy who ran illegal alcohol.
His daddy made the whiskey, the son he drove the load;
It was a faction of the Army of the Cumberland
The 15th Army Corp
Just a few years back they were a bunch of boys
Who'd never left home before
me.
But there’s one memory for me will live forever gentle on my mind.
Do you ever think of me?
They got mountains just like Tennessee ... all but
me.
But there’s one memory for me, will live forever gentle on my mind.
Do you ever think of me?
They got mountains just like Tennessee ... all but
Discuss these cumberland mountains Lyrics with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In