Lay down, boys, take a little nap Forty more miles, Cumberland Gap Cumberland Gap, she ain't my home I'm a-gonna leave old Cumberland alone Old Aunt Dinah, you can't tell I'm a-gettin' homesick, fare you well Me and my wife, seventeen chaps We built a home in Cumberland Gap Cumberland Gap, she ain't my home I'm a-gonna leave old Cumberland alone Old Aunt Dinah, if you don't care Leave my liquor jug settin' right here If it ain't here when I get back I'll raise sand in Cumberland Gap Old Aunt Dinah took a little spell Broke my liquor jug all to h-- I'm goin' back to Cumberland Gap See my Grandma and my Grandpap Cumberland Gap is a devil of a place You can't get a water to wash your face