Willie And Lauramae Jones

Willie and Laura Mae Jones

Were our neighbors a long time back

They lived right down the road from us

In a shack, just like our shack

They worked in land together

And we learned to count on each other

When you live off the land you don't have time

To think about another man's color

We'd sit out on the front porch

In the evenin' when the sun go down

Willie would play and Laura would sing

And the children would dance around

I bring over my guitar and we'd play all through the night

And every now and then

Willie would grin and say, "Hey you play alright"

And Lord, that made me feel so good

The cotton was high and the corn was growin' fine

But that was another place and another time

Oh, years rolled past our land

And it took back what they'd given

We all knew that we'd have to move

If we're gonna make a livin'

So we all took off and went our separate ways

Sure was hard to say goodbye to Willie and Laura Mae

The years rolled by our door

And we heard from them no more

Until I saw Willie the other day

I said, "Y'all stop by tonight

And maybe we can sit down and eat a bite

We'd sure love to see your children and Laura Mae?