Wish that I was on ole Rocky Top down in the Tennessee hills Ain't no smoggy smoke up on Rocky Top ain't no telephone bills Once I had a girl on ole Rocky Top part bear the other part cat Wild as a mink but sweet as soda pop I still dream about that Rocky Top you'll always be home sweet home to me Good ole Rocky Top Rocky Top Tennessee Rocky Top Tennessee [ banjo - mandolin ] Once two strangers climbed old Rocky Top lookin' for a moonshine still Strangers ain't come down from ol' Rocky Top reckon they never will Corn won't grow at all on Rocky Top dirt's too rocky by far That's why all the folks on Rocky Top get their corn from a jar Rocky Top you'll always be... [ fiddle ] Rocky Top you'll always be... Rocky Top Tennessee