[Verse 1]

I seen the bright lights of Memphis

And the Commodore Hotel

And it was there beneath the streetlamp

Where I met a southern belle

Well, she took me to the river

Where she cast her spell

And it was 'neath that Memphis moonlight

She sang this song so well

[Chorus]

If you'll be my Dixie chicken

Hey, I'll be your Tennessee lamb

And we can walk together

Down in Dixieland

Down in Dixieland

[Verse 2]

We hit all the hotspots

Hey, my money flowed like wine

'Til the lowdown southern whiskey, yeah

Began to fog my mind

Well, I don't remember church bells

Or the money I put down

On the white picket fence and boardwalk

At the house on the edge of town

Now, but boy do I remember

The strain of her refrain

And the nights we spent together

And the way she called my name

[Chorus]

If you'll be my Dixie chicken

Hey, I'll be your Tennessee lamb

And we can walk together

Down in Dixieland

Down in Dixieland

Yodelay-delay-hee

[Interlude]

[Verse 3]

It's been a year since she ran away

Guess that guitar player sure could play

She always liked to sing along

He was always handy with a song

Then one night in the lobby

Of the Commodore Hotel

I by chance met a bartender

Who said he knew her well

And as he handed me a drink

He began to hum a song

And all the boys there at the bar

Began to sing along

[Chorus]

If you'll be my Dixie chicken

Hey, I'll be your Tennessee lamb

And we can walk together

Down in Dixieland

Down in Dixieland

[Outro]

If you'll be my Dixie chicken

I'll be your Tennessee lamb

And we can walk together

Down in Dixieland

Down in Dixieland

Yodelay-delay-hee