[1] Well I was borned on Sawmill Road
Raised in a cotton [4] patch
Sometimes all the [1] food we had
[5] Was the fish we'd [1] catch

My daddy built the house of slabs
Hauled the lumber low
Mama washed our clothes by hand
Down on Sawmill Road

Sawmill Road
Down on sawmill road
Mama washed our clothes by hand
Down on Sawmill Road

Well I fell in love with the neighbor girl
Decided to elope
Worked two jobs to pay the rent
Move in with her folks

Worked and saved to buy a place
We could call our own
All four of our kids we raised
Down on Sawmill Road

Sawmill Road
Down on sawmill road
All four of our kids we raised
Down on Sawmill Road

Never knew how rich folks lived
Never cared to know
I've worked hard all my life
With not too much to show

Hard work never hurt no man
I guess I ought to know
When I die I'll take my rest
Down on Sawmill Road

Sawmill Road
Down on sawmill road
When I die I'll take my rest
Down on Sawmill Road