Oh, you're gonna miss your daddy when he's gone When he's gone Yeah, you're gonna miss your daddy when he's gone When he's gone Daddy's gone down that gallatin road The hen never laid and the corn never growed Oh, you're gonna miss your daddy when he's gone Oh, I'd rather have a dollar than a dime Than a dime Yeah, I'd rather have a dollar than a dime Than a dime Daddy's gone down that crossville track If he can't make a dollar then he ain't comin' back Oh, I'd rather have a dollar than a dime Oh, you better love your daddy while you can While you can Yeah, you better love your daddy while you can While you can Daddy's gone south on the natchez trace If the can't show the money then he don't show his face Oh, you'd better love your daddy while you can Oh, your daddy's gone to knoxville now Knoxville now Yeah, your daddy's gone to knoxville now Knoxville now Daddy's gone down that knoxville road The dog never barked and the cock never crowed Oh, your daddy's gone to knoxville now.