| "Rocky Top" is one of seven official state songs of the state of Tennessee, as well as the unofficial fight song for the University of Tennessee Volunteers. The two best-known versions of the song are by the Osborne Brothers and Lynn Anderson. The song was written by a married couple, songwriters Felice and Boudleaux Bryant. They wrote "Rocky Top" in only ten minutes in 1967. The Bryants were working in Gatlinburg on a collection of slow-tempo songs for a project for Archie Campbell and Chet Atkins. Writing the fast-paced "Rocky Top" served as a temporary diversion for them. Recorded by the Osborne Brothers in 1967, the song was a top 40 hit on the country music charts in early 1968. |
Rocky Top - Osborne Brothers Lyrics Wish that I was on ole Rocky Top Down in the Tennessee Hills. Ain't no smoggy smoke on Rocky Top, Ain't no telephone bills. Once I had a girl on Rocky Top, Half bear the other half cat; Wild as a mink as sweet as soda pop, I still dream about that. Rocky Top, you'll always be, Home sweet home to me. Good ole Rocky Top, Rocky Top Tennessee. Once two strangers climbed ole Rocky Top, Lookin' for a moonshine still. Strangers ain't come down from Rocky Top, Reckon they never will. Corn won't grow at all on Rocky Top, Dirt's too rocky by far. That's why all the folks on Rocky Top, get their corn from a jar. I've had years of cramped up city life; Trapped like a duck in a pen. All I know is it's a pity life, Can't be simple again. Rocky Top, you'll always be, Home sweet home to me. Good ole Rocky Top, Rocky Top Tennessee. |
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