I'm just a Smokey Mountain boy
Comin' back to the hills I love
With the tops of pine a-bendin' in the wind
And the deep blue sky above

The closer and closer I get to home
The more excited I am
Those were the mornings I'd roll out of bed
Start the day off with a hot cornbread
Smothered in huckleberry jam

I'm just a Smokey Mountain boy
Comin' back to the hills I love
With the tops of pine a-bendin' in the wind
And the deep blue sky above

I can almost hear the hounds running through the woods
Close on the trail of a hare
How I long to be with them following the hounds a-huntin' again
Gettin' me a big old grizzly bear

I'm just a Smokey Mountain boy
Comin' back to the hills I love
With the tops of pine a-bendin' in the wind
And the deep blue sky above

I traveled around and met lots of girls
No matter how many I see
I left some pretty ones behind
I know back home is where I'll find
The girl whose love is meant for me

I'm just a Smokey Mountain boy
Comin' back to the hills I love
With the tops of pine a-bendin' in the wind
And the deep blue sky above