There's a lotta pretty girls in California
And some of them still linger on my mind
You'll find it's just about the same all over
But none of them were just quite like you'll find

In downtown Knoxville
The people have a way of makin' you feel at home
In downtown Knoxville
You won't be a stranger there for long

I'll walk on the bluegrass of Kentucky
And I'll walk the streets of Nashville, Tennessee
I find somethin' everywhere that brings me pleasure
But there's one place kinda special to me

In downtown Knoxville
The people have a way of makin' you feel at home
In downtown Knoxville
You won't be a stranger there for long

Downtown Knoxville
They make this ol' fat boy feel right at home