I wish I was in bowling Green, sittin' in a chair With one arm around this old guitar And the other 'round my dear, the other 'round my dear Bowling Green, hey, good old bowling green ♪ I've been all around this whole wide world been to Tennessee But there's no other place that I would rather be That's home sweet home to me Bowling Green, hey, good old bowling green ♪ If I had a dollar for every song I've sung I could live in clover until my race was run Until my race was run But I ain't got a dollar, I ain't got one thin dime But I got a sweetie pie who loves me all the time Who loves me all the time Bowling Green, hey, good old bowling green ♪ I wish I was in bowling Green, sittin' in a chair With one arm around this old guitar And the other 'round my dear, the other 'round my dear Bowling Green, hey, good old bowling green Bowling Green, hey, good old bowling green