There's a quiet in our peaceful county in the state of Tennessee
You will find it in a book now that they call geograhpy
Not famous for its farmin' it's either minin or it's steers
But they know that there's chittlin's cookin' in them Cheatham County hills

When it's chittlin' cookin' time in Cheatham County
I'll be courtin' in them Cheatham county hills
And I'll pick a Cheatham County chittlin' cooker
I've a longin' that the chittlin's will fill

There's an art in chittlin' cooking and all good chittlin' cooks
They must master it by practice 'cause it ain't been owned in books
In the hills of Cheatham county in sunny Tennessee
When the chittlin's are in season is where I long to be

When it's chittlin' cookin' time in Cheatham County
I'll be courtin' in them Cheatham county hills
And I'll pick a Cheatham County chittlin' cooker
I've a longin' that the chittlin's will fill

Of all the things they put before me
Well, I think chittlin's are the best
And when I'll press that dyin' pillow
Let chittlin's be my last request

When it's chittlin' cookin' time in Cheatham County
I'll be courtin' in them Cheatham county hills
And I'll pick a Cheatham County chittlin' cooker
I've a longin' that them chittlin's will fill
I've a longin' that them chittlin's will fill