x2 Cumberland Gap, is the devil of a gap x2 x2 Kiss me mama, kiss your boy Bless me wearing lucky For I won't be back 'til I return I'm going to old Kentucky Cumberland Gap, is the devil of a gap That's what the scouts all tell ya Sure enough it'll make it tough If it doesn't kill ya, kill ya Kentucky she's a waitin' on the other side Give you the fever Put the daylight in your eye Brother John's alReady gone With a full good Cherokee maiden He made the trip in the blizzard's grip I'd rather wrestle Satan Cumberland Gap, devil of a gap Oh, the snow kept coming Picked her up upon his back My god he loved that woman l l l Daniel stood on the pinnacle rock Looking up and down the mountain Took his trusty old flintlock Daniel started shouting, shouting Kentucky she's a waitin' on the other side Give you the fever Put the daylight in your eye Cumberland Gap, is the devil of a gap x4