There's a quiet and a peaceful countyIn the state of TennesseeYou will find it in a book nowThat they call GeographyNot famous for its farmingIt's either minin' or it's stillsBut they know that there's chittlin's cookin'In them Cheatham County hillsWhen it's chittlin' cookin' time in Cheatham CountyI'll be courtin' in them Cheatham County hillsAnd I'll pick a Cheatham County chittlin' cookerI've a longin' that the chittlin's will fillThere's an art in chittlin' cookin'And in all good chittlin' cooksThey must master it by practice'Cause it ain't renowned in booksIn the hills of Cheatham CountyIn sunny TennesseeWhen the chittlin's are in seasonIs where I long to beWhen it's chittlin' cookin' time in Cheatham CountyI'll be courtin' in them Cheatham County hillsAnd I'll pick a Cheatham County chittlin' cookerI've a longin' that the chittlin's will fillOf all the things they put before meI think chittlin's are the bestAnd when I press that dying pillowLet chittlin's by my last requestWhen it's chittlin' cookin' time in Cheatham CountyI'll be courtin' in them Cheatham County hillsAnd I'll pick a Cheatham County chittlin' cookerI've a longin' that the chittlin's will fillI've a longin' that the chittlin's will fill
