[Verse 1]

Gather round the clearing where the clover meets the corn

The fiddle started shrieking since the second it was born

Grandpa’s got the washboard and he’s beating it to death

While Uncle Silas plays the jug until he’s out of breath

The fire’s jumping higher than a panicked kangaroo

The dust is kicking up enough to choke a cow or two

So hitch your trousers tightly and forget about your chores

There ain’t a single person here who’s staying indoors

[Chorus]

Oh it’s a high-flying wide-eyed Tennessee stomp

We’re shaking every timber in the middle of the swamp

Swing your neighbor to the left and your honey to the right

We’re gonna burn a hole inside the middle of the night

With a heel and a toe and a big loud yelp

If the roof falls down we’re gonna need some help

Its a rattlesnake rhythm on a hollowed out log

Come on and jump around like a big bullfrog

[Verse 2]

See Mary Lou a-spinning like a dizzy weather vane

She’s got a smile that’s wider than a Kansas river plain

The boys are all a-clapping and they’re hooting at the moon

While the banjo picker’s finger-tips are playing out a tune

We got cider in the barrels and we got chicken in the pan

The finest celebration since the county fair began

Don’t worry bout the sunrise or the dew upon the grass

Just grab a wooden handle and a little mason glass

[Chorus]

Oh it’s a high-flying wide-eyed Tennessee stomp

We’re shaking every timber in the middle of the swamp

Swing your neighbor to the left and your honey to the right

We’re gonna burn a hole inside the middle of the night

With a heel and a toe and a big loud yelp

If the roof falls down we’re gonna need some help

Its a rattlesnake rhythm on a hollowed out log

Come on and jump around like a big bullfrog

[Bridge]

Now everybody quiet down and listen to the call

Back up to the edges and we’ll line up by the wall

One step forward and a giant step back

Slide to the middle like a train on a track

Spin like a top till your boots start to smoke

Laugh until you think it is a giant cosmic joke

Now everybody holler till the mountains start to ring

Give it everything you got and let the fiddle sing

[Instrumental Break: The fiddle takes the lead with a frantic, double-stop shuffle that mimics a train whistle. After eight bars, the banjo cuts in with a rapid-fire rolling pattern, trading licks back and forth with the fiddle like a heated conversation. The guitar maintains a heavy, percussive boom-chick rhythm while the washboard player goes into a frenzy, hitting the wood block and metal ridges in syncopated bursts. Halfway through, the music drops to just the upright bass and the rhythmic clapping of the crowd, building a slow crescendo. The jug bellows a deep warning before every instrument crashes back in at maximum volume for a final, dizzying whirl of notes that forces every dancer to spin until the room blurred.]

[Bridge]

Now everybody quiet down and listen to the call

Back up to the edges and we’ll line up by the wall

One step forward and a giant step back

Slide to the middle like a train on a track

Spin like a top till your boots start to smoke

Laugh until you think it is a giant cosmic joke

Now everybody holler till the mountains start to ring

Give it everything you got and let the fiddle sing

[Chorus]

Oh it’s a high-flying wide-eyed Tennessee stomp

We’re shaking every timber in the middle of the swamp

Swing your neighbor to the left and your honey to the right

We’re gonna burn a hole inside the middle of the night

With a heel and a toe and a big loud yelp

If the roof falls down we’re gonna need some help

Its a rattlesnake rhythm on a hollowed out log

Come on and jump around like a big bullfrog

[Outro]

Keep it jumping

Keep it thumping

Like a rusty water pump

Do the wiggle

Do the giggle

Do the Appalachian jump

Yeah one more time

For the end of the line

Yeehaw......!!