The fog rolls in the morning,
And I can hardly find my way,
Home to where the heart is,
The 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,
Might have known her well,
Feelin' good like I should,
And into her love I fell,
Night was long,
She lay there by my side,
Held me close within her arms
And kept me statisfied.
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
Where 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.