5 Chinese Brothers - The Boy From New York City, The Girl From Tennessee Lyrics
(tom meltzer)Once i had a sweetheartShe meant the world to meI met her on the road one night when we were in tennesseeI met her in a barroom after we'd done a showWe sat and talked about the louvins 'til the 'tender called time to goShe wrote her address on a napkinI wrote mine on my cdShe said, "it was sure nice talking to you"I said, "you'll be hearing from me"I wrote her a letter the next dayShe wrote one in returnThe letters we wrote each other could have made the mailbox burnYo-de-lay-he-he-hooI wrote her a long letter and told her that i loved her soAnd if she'd come to new york to the altar we would goI sent it with a dozen roses and i waited for her replyTil the day the letter came my way that made me want to dieIt said, "i know that you love new yorkSo wild and fancy freeAnd i love you, dear,But i also love my home in tennesseeNow i know that you'd be no more happy here than in the city i would beSo though i love you dearI'm gonna stay right hereHome in tennessee"Yo-de-lay-he-he-hooAnd now i know i will never wedBut a bachelor i'll always be'cause my heart belongs to a pretty girl down in tennesseeYo-de-lay-he-he-hoo