A popular song from 1924. Words by Jack Yellen. Music by Milton Ager.
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Gee! I wanna and I’m gonna see my Tennessee
Ne’er forgotten fields of cotton beckon there to me
I could lay for hours under the skies
‘Mong the flowers and butterflies
I know that when I see Tennessee
Then I see Paradise
If I had to, I’d be glad to
Walk those weary miles
Just to be in Tennessee an’
See my sweetie’s smiles
Tenn-E double S double E
Is Tennessee to you, but Heaven to me
Lordy gee I want to see my Tennessee
Patter
One I see the sun that woke me up each morn
Two I see the dew upon the waving corn
Three A shady tree; Four A cabin door
Five A honey hive; and wait I see some more
Six The little chicks a-peckin’ on the ground
Seven I see Heaven when I look around
Eight The golden gate opens up for me
Nine I see a sign; what’s on it? Tennessee