17 Dec 2001
The bells are ringing down in the valley ringing for my wife
The bells are ringing down in the valley ringing for my wife
I’m in the mountains testing the edge of my knife
I met my love in the cornfields in the month of June
I met my love in the cornfields in the month of June
Then came July, I said we met too soon
Crops are ruined, ain’t no harvest, there was a terrible drought
Crops are ruined, ain’t no harvest, there was a terrible drought
The things you need are the things you gotta do without
He drinks whiskey every evening, sleeps through the day
He drinks whiskey every evening, sleeps through the day
My old man has been digging his life away
The Senator came to our town, drove up and down, gave a great speech
The Senator came to our town, drove up and down, gave a great speech
That’s the last we heard of him till he was impeached
Billy joined the army, had a baby, went off to die in the war
Billy joined the army, had a baby, went off to die in the war
We all say he can sin no more