Sittin' on the front porch on a summer afternoon In a straightback chair on two legs leaned against the wall Watch the kids a playin' with June bugs on a string And chase the glowin' fireflies when evening shadows fall
In my Tennessee mountain home life is as peaceful as a baby's sigh In my Tennessee mountain home crickets are singing in the fields near by
And honeysuckle vines clings to the fence along the lane Their fragrance makes the summer wind so sweet And on a distant hilltop an eagle spreads its wings And a songbird on a fencepost sings a melody
In my Tennessee mountain home... [ fiddle ] Walking home from church on Sunday with the one you love Just laughing talking making future plans And when yiz see folks ain't lookin' you might steal a kiss or two While sittin' in the porchswing holding hands