[00:10.000]I love those dear hearts and gentle people,
[00:15.120]Who live in my home town.
[00:19.000]Because those dear hearts and gentle people
[00:24.000]Will never ever let you down.
[00:28.000]They read the good Book from Fri' till Monday,
[00:34.000]That's how the weekend goes.
[00:38.000]I've got a dream house I'll build there one day,
[00:43.000]With picket fence and ramblin' rose.
[00:47.800]I feel so welcome each time that I return
[00:52.000]That my happy heart keeps laughin' like a clown.
[00:58.000]I love the dear hearts and gentle people,
[01:03.000]Who live and love in my home town.
[01:07.500]There's a place I'd like to go and it's Batten, Idaho,
[01:13.000]Where your friendly neighbors smile and say "Hello."
[01:17.000]It's a pleasure and a treat to meander down the street,
[01:22.000]That's why I want the whole wide world to know.
[01:27.000]I love those dear hearts and gentle people,
[01:31.000]Who live in my home town.
[01:35.000]Because those dear hearts and gentle people
[01:42.000]Will never ever let you down.
[01:47.000]They read the good Book from Fri' till Monday,
[01:52.000]That's how the weekend goes.
[01:56.000]I've got a dream house I'll build there one day,
[02:04.000]With picket fence and ramblin' rose.
[02:07.800]I feel so welcome each time that I return
[02:11.000]That my happy heart keeps laughin' like a clown.
[02:17.000]I love the dear hearts and gentle people,
[02:21.000]Who live and love in my home town.