Its 6 pm Supper time in Southbend Indiana And you figure what the hell, you can eat at your motel So you order up room service on the phone You watch the local news and eat alone You gotta take what little pleasure you can find You got Sweet Kentucky Ham on your mind, On your mind Nothing but Sweet Kentucky Ham on your mind It 10 PM They're rolling up the sidewalk in Milwaukee And the only place to eat, just across the street So you sit there with you bowl of navy bean Turn the pages of your magazine And you feel you want to quit while you're behind 'Cus you got Sweet Kentucky Ham on your mind, on your mind Nothing but Sweet Kentucky Ham on your mind You feel like you are forever on the phone Half past 10, let it ring Dial again, same damn thing You're really getting hungrey for some talk Grab a shower, take a walk It's 1 AM They're serving up last call in Cincinnati But it's still a night time town, if you know your way around And dispite youself you find you're wide awake Staring your scrambled eggs steak And you must admit your heart is about to break When you think of what you left behind And you got Sweet Kentucky Ham on your mind, on your mind Nothing but Sweet Kentucky Ham on your mind