Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy Lyrics
Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy - Red Foley
On a morning bright and clear
To my old home I drew near
Just a village down in sunny tennessee
I was speeding on a train
That would take me home again
To that girl I loved in sunny tennessee
I could hear these darkies singing
When she said farewell to me
Far across the fields of cotton
To my old homestead to see
When the moon rose in it's glory
It was there I told my story
To that girl I loved in sunny tennessee
As the train drew up at last
The familiar scenes I passed
And I kissed my mother
At the station door
As the old folks gathered 'round
Tears on every face I found
But I missed the one that
I was longing for
And I whispered mother dear
Where is mary she's not here
And the well she pointed to the
Churchyard over the lea
And she pointed to the spot
In that little churchyard lot
Where my sweetheart
Sleeps in girl love sunny tennessee