If you could see a certain town down south I'll bet you fifteen cents you'd holler "Shut my mouth!" I'm not exaggeratin' when I say There's not a sweeter town in the U.S.A. I know an awful lot of people claim It has a funny name. But brother just the same They can't frown on my home town Paducah, Paducah If you wanna you can rhyme it with bazooka But you can't pooh-pooh Paducah That's another name for Paradise Paducah, Paducah Just a pretty little city in Kentucky But to me it rhymes with lucky When I look into two blue eyes Tulip time, they get excited over tulip time But I'm delighted over julep time Because I happen to love A resident of... Paducah, Paducah If you wanna you can rhyme it with bazooka But you can't pooh-pooh Paducah That's another name for Paradise