A popular song from 1913
Words and music by Irving Berlin
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- Goodbye, I’m leaving town
I’ve sent my luggage down
To the railway station
I’ve had my vacation
Before I go away
This much I want to say
I would like to have you call on me someday
Chorus
When you’re down in Tennessee
Stop at Chattanooga
Stop at Chattanooga
Don’t forget to call on me
Down in Chattanooga
Down in Chattanooga
Accept my invitation
You can make yourself at home
I’ll meet you at the station
With a “Giddyap, Giddyap, Napoleon”
You’ll find hospitality
Down in Chattanooga
Down in Chattanooga
You’re just as welcome as you can be
You’ll find a menu, a menu
With a lot of things to eat upon it when you
Come to Chattanooga
Chattanooga, Tennessee
- What’s mine you’ll find is yours
My folks keep “Open Doors”
Anyone who will come
Is entirely welcome
And you’ll be glad to stay
Where healthy chickens lay
Sixty cents-a-dozen eggs the livelong day
Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: