Oh, you´re gonna miss your daddy when he´s gone When he´s gone Yeah, you´re gonna miss your daddy when he´s gone When he´s gone Daddy´s gone down that Gallatin road
The hen never laid and the corn never growed Oh, you´re gonna miss your daddy when he´s gone
Oh, I´d rather have a dollar than a dime Than a dime Yeah, I´d rather have a dollar than a dime Than a dime Daddy´s gone down that Crossville track If he can´t make a dollar then he ain´t comin´ back Oh, I´d rather have a dollar than a dime
Oh, you better love your daddy while you can While you can Yeah, you better love your daddy while you can While you can Daddy´s gone south on the Natchez trace If the can´t show the money then he don´t show his face
Oh, you´d better love your daddy while you can
Oh, your daddy´s gone to Knoxville now Knoxville now Yeah, your daddy´s gone to Knoxville now Knoxville now Daddy´s gone down that Knoxville road The dog never barked and the cock never crowed Oh, your daddy´s gone to Knoxville now