Down in Mississippi, I was playing in the band
Thirteen people give us a great big hand
I said later boys, I think I'll see this little town
I walked into the first saloon, and I laid my money down

And up on the bandstand, I spied a man
An old guitar was in his hand
He tuned it up and...
Man, that cat was smokin' down in Tupelo

The barman came and filled my glass, and leaned across the bar
And I paid up and smiled and said my friend how you are?
And hey, bartender I'll tell you what
I hear this stuff every day and these boys are hot!

And up on the bandstand, I spied a man
A mandolin was in his hand
He tuned it up and...
Man, that cat was smokin' down in Tupelo

Down in Mississippi, I was playing in the band
Thirteen people give us a great big hand
Wel, I said later boys, I think I'll see this little town
I walked into the first saloon, and I laid my money down

And up on the bandstand, I spied a man
He had a fiddle in his hand
He tuned it up and...
Man, that cat was smokin' down in Tupelo
Yes that cat was smokin', down in Tupelo