TEN TO ONE IT'S TENNESSEE
(Clancey Hayes / Bob Scobey)

as recorded by Hoagy Carmichael
with Billy May & his Orchestra
December 16th 1947


The smell o' roastin' possum
Mixed with honeysuckle blossom
An' a welcome mat;
If there's room on the rack for one more hat,
Ten to one it's Tennessee!

Never in a hurry,
No-one ever seems to worry,
And that evenin' sun
Goes to bed knowin' everything is done,
Ten to one it's Tennessee!

Now fate was kind to make me wander
Far from the old front door,
For I find the more I wander,
I appreciate it more!

Homespy? home is callin',  
So the night will find me crawlin'
In a lower berth.
If there's really a heaven here on earth,
Ten to one it's Tennessee!

Eventide you'll hear a cricket
Chirpin' from a lovers' nook.
Step aside, I'll get my ticket,
Suddenly an old love took!

Homespy? home is callin',  
So the night will find me crawlin'
In a lower berth.
If there's really a heaven here on earth,
Ten to one it's Tennessee!




(Transcribed by Peter Akers - July 2017)