tune of a twenty dollar bill
Singer:joey + rory
it was the first time ever he saw her
he saw his future in a long white cotton gown
sittin' there at the church house
she was gonna get baptized
they was gonna have dinner on the grounds
he got off at the sawmill
he had a pocket full of pay
when she opened up the front door
he was grinnin' like a possum
she heard him say. hey let's go dancin' to the tune of a twenty dollar bill
they've got a fine fiddle band at the barn up on the hill
and by midnight we just might wind up dancin' standin' still
by my daddy's lanern light
it didn't seem like no time
they's a sayin' their goodbye's he's a goin' to the big world war
she's a waitin' at the depot
he said i ain't a gonna leave you
said let's go dancin' to the tune of a twenty dollar bill
they've got a fine fiddle band at the barn up on the hill
and by midnight we just might wind up dancin' standin' still
by my daddy's lantern light
in front of friends and kinfolk and all of us grandkids
in the same little church house
in a long white cotton gown
he bent down and he kissed her
he said i'm right behind ya honey
it wasn't long 'til we laid him in the ground
and now they're dancin' to the tune of a twenty dollar bill
they've got a fine fiddle band at the barn up on the hill
and by midnight they just might wind up dancin' standin' still
by the father's lantern light