Lay down boy an' take a little nap,
We're all goin' down to the Cumberland Gap.
Cumberland Gap, Cumberland Gap,
We're all goin' down to the Cumberland Gap.
Don't cry, girl—yes, I'll be right back!
I'm jus' goin' down to the Cumberland Gap.
Cumberland Gap, Cumberland Gap,
We're all goin' down to the Cumberland Gap.
Rifle, bayonet, and my forage cap—
That's all i'm gonna need at the Cumberland Gap.
Cumberland Gap, Cumberland Gap,
We're all goin' down to the Cumberland Gap.
Lay down boy an' take a little nap,
We're all goin' down to the Cumberland Gap.
Cumberland Gap, Cumberland Gap,
We're all goin' down to the Cumberland Gap.
Cumberland Gap, Cumberland Gap,
We're all goin' down to the Cumberland Gap.