"Rocky Top"
(Played after the PAT)
Wish that I was on old
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, but sweet as soda-pop
I still dream about that.
(Chorus)
Rocky Top, you'll always be
Home sweet home to me.
Good old Rocky Top,
Rocky Top, Tennessee.
Rocky Top, Tennessee.
Once two strangers climbed old 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.
(Repeat Chorus)
I've had years of cooped up city life,
Trapped like a dog in a pen.
All I know is it's a pity life
Can't be simple again.
(Repeat Chorus)
Rocky Top, Tennessee!
History
Known as one of the most infectious and well known fight songs in the nation, Rocky Top is in fact, not the official fight song of the University of Tennessee. Rocky Top was written in 1967 by the late Felice and Boudleaux Bryant. The song was not played at Neyland Stadium until 1972, but quickly became a fan favorite. Rocky Top was adopted as an official state song by a public acts bill passed in the legislature in 1982.
