Lady May

I'm a stone's throw from the mill

And I'm a good walk to the river

When my working day is over

We'll go swim our cares away

Put your toes down in the water

And a smile across your face

And tell me that you love me

Lovely lady may

Now I ain't the sharpest chisel

That your hands have ever held

But darling I could love you well

Til' the roll is called on high

I've seen my share of trouble

And I've held my weight in shame

But I'm baptized in your name

Lovely lady may

Lord the wind can leave you shivering

As it waltzes o'er the leaves

It's been rushing through my timber

Til' your love brought on the spring

Now the mountains all are blushing

And they don't know what to say

'Capt a good long line of praises

For my lovely lady may

Now I ain't the toughest hickory

That your ax has ever felled

But I'm a hickory just as well

I'm a hickory all the same

I came crashing through the forest

As you cut my roots away

And I fell a good long ways

For my lovely lady may