Who needs the mighty Mississippi?
The Cumberland runs through my veins
It's the river that delivers
Me home again, me home again
Oh I know, I know, I know
The Cumberland calls me home
Don't want to move to New York City
Too many people milling round
But it's a great place to vacation
And paint the town, paint the town
Oh you know, I know, I know
The Cumberland calls me home
Why would I move to California
With all that traffic on the ground
There's no freedom on a freeway
In a cloud, in a cloud
Oh you know, I know, I know
The Cumberland calls me home
I like to watch the sun a setting
From a vista way up high
Where I can smell the mountain laurel
And the honeysuckle vine
Oh you know, I know, I know
The Cumberland calls me home
Oh you know, I know, I know
The Cumberland calls me home