Kenny Chesney "Touchdown Tennessee" |
(Dean Dillon/ Kenny Chesney) (This limited edition single was released as a Tribute to John Ward - the Voice of the Vols. A portion of all sales proceeds were delivered to the St. Jude's Children's Hospital and to the John Ward Scholarship Fund.) (Voice over by announcer) Tennessee, Halloway rolling out this way, needs a block, Halloway looking, Halloway on the run, Halloway at the ten, Halloway at the five, Halloway dives! Give him six! Give him six large ones. (Switches to a different game, same announcer) Back is Kelly, the score 22-17, the dive, Touchdown! Big 'Oleans in the Superdome! (Start song) With a voice you could hear all the way to Rocky Top Play by Play for thirty one years, it never stopped We heard twenty, fifteen, ten and five Your voice was our eyes and we could see Touchdown Tennesee. (Announcer again) It is Gault, pulling it down at the six, Gault, ten, fifteen, Twenty, Gault outside, Gault thirty, Gault thirty-five, Gault forty, Gault forty-five, fifty, forty-five, forty, Yes sir, Willie Gault, ladies and gentlemen, is running All the way to the state capital. Give him six.....Willie Gault! Quarterback roll right. It was a long throw down field to Willie Gault. For a second no one knew if it was caught. We heard twenty, fifteen, ten and five Your voice was our eyes and we could see Touchdown Tennesee. Your voice painted us a picture of all the losses and the wins And it's so hard to imagine a game without your voice again Saying twenty, fifteen, ten and five, Your voice was our eyes and we could see Touchdown Tennessee. (Announcer again) To the thirty-five, down to the thirty, twenty-five, twenty, Fifteen, ten, He carries the ball all the way for one touchdown! Phillip running through, around, over and underneath Defenders for South Carolina, takes the ball all the way Home for a miraculous touchdown and... (Song) So thank you, John. What a run, it's been fun for us all Oh the way our hearts pounded when you called Twenty, fifteen, ten and five Your voice was our eyes and we could see Touchdown Tennessee. (Announcer) Manning sneaks, pitches forward, falls down, as yet, No whistle, Manning rolling to the right side, motions To throw down into the end-zone, and it is touchdown! Tennesse! (Song) So thank you, John... Lyric from www.lyricmania.com |