[Verse 1]
On the Pigeon River where the kudzu grows
You swear you thought you'd seen a ghost
Haunting them banks, boogering by
Looking for a place to lay down and die
Well, that's just me, looking half dead
Trying to make sense of the words you said
Hush, little babe, don't say a thing
Meet me up the mountain with a wedding ring

[Chorus]
And I guess that's why they call
Them Great Smoky Mountains
'Cause they cover every trace
And they hide a man's face when he cries
Yeah, I guess that's why they call
Thеm Great Smoky Mountains
'Cause they makе it hard to find
What became of that Smoky Mountain girl of mine

[Verse 2]
When the sun shines down on the Tellico plain
The mountains bear the shadows plain
Well, love's a little more like that
Just a little glimmer is all you're gonna get
Well, I've seen the Rockies and the Ozarks too
I've known a few women, but none like you
Hush, little babe, the hills have eyes
They're seeing through the haze and your little white lies
[Chorus]
And I guess that's why they call
Them Great Smoky Mountains
'Cause they cover every trace
And they hide a man's face
When he cries
Yeah, I guess that's why they call
Them Great Smoky Mountains
'Cause they make it hard to find
What became of that Smoky Mountain girl of mine

[Verse 3]
On the Pigeon River where the kudzu grows
You swear you thought you'd seen a ghost
Of a heartless fool, well, that's just me
Haunting these hills of east Tennessee

[Chorus]
And I guess that's why they call
Them Great Smoky Mountains
'Cause they cover every trace
And they hide a man's face when he cries
Yeah, I guess that's why they call
Them Great Smoky Mountains
'Cause they make it hard to find
What became of that Smoky Mountain girl of mine