In the hills of East Tennessee I heard God speaking to me He said Child, look all around What a beautiful world it is From the ground where we buried our loved ones Spring out willows and wildflowers now New life is found What a beautiful world it is Autumn on the mountain side Holdin' on to you so tight I know it now, I knew it then What a beautiful world it is My love, wild as the flames from the sun Free as the river she runs And she brings back to mind What a beautiful world it is Lai, lai, lai, lai, lai, lai Lai, lai, lai, lai, lai, lai Lai, lai, lai, lai, lai, lai Autumn on the mountain side Holdin' on to you so tight Oh, darlin' don't you dare forget What a beautiful world it is What a beautiful world it is