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