I Left My Home In Tennessee,
thought I'd Learn To Travel,
but Then I Met Pretty Little Girl
and Soon We Played The Devil
i Loved That Gal And She Loved Me
and I Thought We'd Live Together
but Then We Tied That Fatal Knot
and Now I'm Gone Forever.
 [bad word]  Gimme Back My Fifteen Cents,
gimme Back My Money;
gimme Back My Fifteen Cents
and I'll Go Home To Mammy.

twas Fifteen Cents For The Preacher Man
a Dollar For The Paper,
then Dear Old Mother-In-Law Moved In
and, Lordy, What Caper!
i Fiddled Tune For Her One Day
and She Called Me Joker
then That Old Sow Got Mad At Me
and Hit Me With Poker.

i Worked In Town And I Worked On The Farm,
but There's No Way T'suit'em
they're Both So Dad-Burn Mean T'me
somebody Oughta Shoot'em.
i'm Tired Of Looking At My Mother-In-Law
i'd Like T'see M'granny,
gonna Leave The State Of Arkansas
and Go Back Home T'mammy!