(Spoken) I'm back in Tennessee I gotta play all my "I'm back in Tennessee songs". This one is called "Tennessee" by Mr. Carl Perkins (End spoken part) Well, some folks out there really like to brag some But when they start that stuff, I let 'em be Cause I feel like I have got the right to brag some Cause I come from the state of Tennessee Let's give ol' Tennesse credit for music As they play it down in Memphis everyday Let's give ol' Tennesse credit for music As they play it in that old hillbilly way Well, Red Foley came from Kentucky And lives it down in Texas, can't you see Well, I hope you folks out there will remember Mister Eddy Arnold came from Tennesse Let's give ol' Tennesse credit for music As they play it down in Memphis everyday Let's give ol' Tennesse credit for music As they play it in that old hillbilly way They say an atomic bomb will end our world, dear And a country rube like me, I'd have to agree But I hope you folks out there will remember They built the first atomic bomb in Tennessee Let's give ol' Tennesse credit for music As they play it down in Memphis everyday Let's give ol' Tennesse credit for music As they play it in that old hillbilly way