knoxville girl

the fog rolls in the morning

and i can hardly find my way

along to where the heart is

words can't begin to say

enough about the gentle way

you always take me in

that long and narrow one-way road's

got to take me home again

go down

go down

knoxville girl

with that dark and rovin' eye

go down

go down

knoxville girl

'cause i know

you'll never be my bride

i met a little girl in knoxville county

i'd known her well

feelin' good like i should

and to her love i felt

time was long she lay there by my side

held me close within her arms

and kept me satisfied

go down

go down

knoxville girl

with that dark and rovin' eye

go down

go down

knoxville girl

'cause i know

you'll never be my bride

go down

go down

knoxville girl

with that dark and rovin' eye

go down

go down

knoxville girl

'cause i know

you'll never be my bride

so on it goes and no one knows

why heartache never ends

above all that you will get

exactly what it lends

time has come to steal my love from me

in this pain i will remain

and sing this misery

go down

go down

knoxville girl

with that dark and rovin' eye

go down

go down

knoxville girl

'cause i know

you'll never be my bride