Willie and Laura Mae JonesWere 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 MaeThe 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 tonightAnd maybe we can sit down and eat a biteWe'd sure love to see your children and Laura Mae”
Willie and Laura Mae JonesWere 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 MaeThe 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 tonightAnd maybe we can sit down and eat a biteWe'd sure love to see your children and Laura Mae”
