Lady May

[Verse 1] I'm a stone's throw from the mill And I'm a good walk to the river When my workin' 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 [Verse 2] Now I ain't the sharpest chisel That your hands have ever held But darlin' 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 [Verse 3] Lord the wind can leave you shiverin' As it waltzes o'er the leaves It's been rushin' through my timber 'Til your love brought on the spring Now the mountains all are blushin' And they don't know what to say 'Cept a good long line of praises For my lovely Lady May [Verse 4] Now I ain't the toughest hickory That your ax has ever fell But I'm a hickory just as well I'm a hickory all the same I came crashin' through the forest As you cut my roots away And I fell a good long ways For my lovely Lady May