It was the first time ever he saw her He saw his future in a long white cotton gown Sittin there at the church house, she was gonna get baptized They was gonna have dinner on the grounds So the very next Friday, he got off at the sawmill He slicked his hair back, he had a pocket full of pay When she opened up the front door, he was grinnin like a possum As he handed her a daisy, she heard him say... Hey lets go dancin to the tune of a twenty dollar bill Theyve got a fine fiddle band at the barn up on the hill And by midnight we just might wind up dancin standin still By my Daddys lanern light, let me walk ya home After they got married, it didnt seem like no time Theys a sayin their goodbyes hes a goin to the big world war Bout a lifetime later, shes a waitin at the depot He said I aint a gonna leave you, no never no more Said lets go dancin to the tune of a twenty dollar bill Theyve got a fine fiddle band at the barn up on the hill And by midnight we just might wind up dancin standin still By my Daddys lantern light, let me walk ya home In front of friends and kinfolk and all of us grandkids In the same little church house, in a long white cotton gown He bent down and he kissed her, he said Im right behind ya honey It wasnt long til we laid him in the ground And now theyre dancin to the tune of a twenty dollar bill Theyve got a fine fiddle band at the barn up on the hill And by midnight they just might wind up dancin standin still
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