Lay down boys, and take a little nap
snow knee-deep in Cumberland Gap

Cumberland Gap's a devil of a place
Couldn't fine water to wash my face

Me an' my wife an' my wife's pap
walked all the way from Cumberland Gap

Pretty little girl if you don't care
i'll leave my demijohn a sittin' right there

if it ain't here when i get back
i'll rise [bad word] in Cumberland Gap

Lay down boys, and take a little rest
We'll all wake up  in a whippoorwill's nest