He raised four children in a green house
Gone to my family reunion
In the earth of the long island shores
There my mother Sharron lies deep
Sunday gone to my family reunion
On the corner of Old Nickels Road
Sunday gone to my family reunion
I'll be leaving
To breathe in the harbor wind
Take me back to old north pole
There my father preached at the church
I'll be leaving Tennessee on the first plane
Sunday gone to my family reunion
I will visit her grave
We are all well and now we're all grown
And plant yellow roses at her stone
I'll be leaving Tennessee on the first plane
I'll be leaving Tennessee on the first plane