[Verse 1]
I seen the bright lights of Memphis
And the Commodore Hotel
And it was there beneath the streetlamp
Where I met a southern belle
Well, she took me to the river
Where she cast her spell
And it was 'neath that Memphis moonlight
She sang this song so well

[Chorus]
If you'll be my Dixie chicken
Hey, I'll be your Tennessee lamb
And we can walk together
Down in Dixieland
Down in Dixieland

[Verse 2]
We hit all the hotspots
Hey, my money flowed like wine
'Til the lowdown southern whiskey, yeah
Began to fog my mind
Well, I don't remember church bells
Or the money I put down
On the white picket fence and boardwalk
At the house on the edge of town
Now, but boy do I remember
The strain of her refrain
And the nights we spent together
And the way she called my name
[Chorus]
If you'll be my Dixie chicken
Hey, I'll be your Tennessee lamb
And we can walk together
Down in Dixieland
Down in Dixieland
Yodelay-delay-hee

[Interlude]

[Verse 3]
It's been a year since she ran away
Guess that guitar player sure could play
She always liked to sing along
He was always handy with a song
Then one night in the lobby
Of the Commodore Hotel
I by chance met a bartender
Who said he knew her well
And as he handed me a drink
He began to hum a song
And all the boys there at the bar
Began to sing along

[Chorus]
If you'll be my Dixie chicken
Hey, I'll be your Tennessee lamb
And we can walk together
Down in Dixieland
Down in Dixieland
[Outro]
If you'll be my Dixie chicken
I'll be your Tennessee lamb
And we can walk together
Down in Dixieland
Down in Dixieland
Yodelay-delay-hee