Wish that I was on old Rocky Top down in the Tennessee hills Ain't no smoggy smoke on Rocky Top ain't no telephone bills Once I had a friend on Rocky Top part bear the other part cat Wild as 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 Once two strangers climbed old Rocky Top lookin' for a moonshine still Strangers ain't come down from 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... [ banjo - steel ] I've had years of cramped up city life trapped like a duck in a pen All I know is it's a pity life can't get simple again Rocky Top you'll always be...