Her eyes were blue her hair was auburn her smile was like an angel dear

She was her daddy's only daughter on the Tennessee border

One night I took a ride just across the line

I picked her up in a pickup truck and she broke this heart of mine

Her mother said no she's my only daughter

But we got married on the Tennesse border

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The roses were blooming on the border the moon was shining from above

I fell in love the night I saw her on the Tennessee border

One night I took a ride...