Willie And Lauramae Jones

	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"