Lyrics
I’m going down to Hartford’s Bend
Don’t know if I’m comin’ back again
Gonna sit on the banks of the Cumberland
Watch the water and whistle in the wind
Singing la, la da da dee ah da da dee ah
Waitin’ the boats to paddle by
Wavin’ at the people and shoutin’ “hi!”
Layin’ on a blanket, starin’ at the sky
Feel like a kid on the fourth of July
Singing la, la da da dee ah da da dee ah
Hartford’s Bend, Hartford’s Bend
How that river’s been a friend
Summer never seems to end
Sitting on the banks of Hartford’s Bend
Sittin’ ’neath the shade of a shagbark tree
Whittlin’ on a limb of old hickory
Throw in my line and give it a see
There’s catfish down there big as me
Singing la, la da da dee ah da da dee ah
My Granny once told me that all it took
Is to keep a smile and read the Good Book
The fish’ll jump right on your hook
Just don’t take more than you can cook
Singing la, la da da dee ah da da dee ah
Hartford’s Bend, Hartford’s Bend
How that river’s been a friend
Summer never seems to end
Sitting on the banks of Hartford’s Bend
Later on when the stars come out
You play the fiddle, I’ll sing and shout
A head full of wine, a belly full of trout
That’s the life I’m talking about
Singing la, la da da dee ah da da dee ah
I’ll make my bed beneath the moon
Listen to the waters as they croon
That old ancient endless tune
Paradise is a Tennessee June
Singing la, la da da dee ah da da dee ah