Willie And Laura Mae Jones (Live)-Tony Joe White

[ti:Willie And Laura Mae Jones (Live)] [ar:Tony Joe White] [al:Live From Austin Tx] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Willie And Laura Mae Jones (Live) - Tony Joe White [00:24.06]Willie and Laura Mae Jones [00:26.45]Were our neighbors as long time back [00:28.57] [00:29.45]They lived right down the road from us [00:32.01]In a shack just like our shack [00:34.09] [00:36.41]We worked in the fields together [00:38.23] [00:39.05]And we learned to count on each other [00:41.58]When you live off the land [00:43.23]You don't have time to think [00:44.89]About another man's color [00:46.52] [00:48.81]The cotton was high [00:49.94]And the corn was growing fine [00:52.20] [00:54.45]But that was another place and another time [00:57.63] [01:00.02]We sit out on the front porch [01:02.38]In the evening when the sun went down [01:04.78] [01:05.73]Willie would play and Laura would sing [01:08.03]And the children would dance around [01:10.16] [01:11.10]And I'd bring over my guitar [01:13.38]And we'd play into the night [01:15.54] [01:16.22]And every now and then [01:17.86]Willie would grin and say [01:19.29]Boy you play all right [01:21.19] [01:21.70]And that made me feel good [01:23.05] [01:26.17]I remember we'd hitch up the mules [01:28.80]When saturday rolled around [01:30.86] [01:31.71]We'd always stop by Willie's house and say [01:34.52]Do you'll need anything from town [01:37.05] [01:40.03]He'd say no but why don't you'll [01:42.64]Stop on your way back home [01:44.61] [01:45.62]And I'll get Laura Mae [01:47.64]To cook up some corn porns [01:49.34] [01:50.16]And you know they're good [01:51.25] [01:53.30]Lord the cotton was high [01:54.85]And the corn was so fine [01:57.14] [01:59.39]But that was another place and another time [02:02.60] [02:21.85]The years rolled past our land [02:23.67] [02:24.47]They took back what they'd given [02:26.34] [02:27.25]And we all knew we'd have to move [02:29.86]If we was gonna make a living [02:32.01] [02:32.92]So we all moved off [02:34.93] [02:35.69]And went our separate ways [02:37.67] [02:38.26]And it sure was hard to say goodbye [02:41.10]To Willies and Laura Mae [02:42.99] [02:43.84]Jones [02:44.79] [02:48.16]The years rolled past our door [02:49.97] [02:50.88]And I heard from them no more [02:52.67] [02:53.69]Till I saw Willie down town the other day [02:56.69] [02:59.00]I said just stop by tonight [03:01.32] [03:02.11]And we can sit down and eat a bite [03:04.37] [03:04.98]I'd love to see your children and Laura Mae [03:08.14] [03:10.45]But he shooked his head real slow [03:12.60] [03:13.35]And spoke with his eyes so can [03:15.72] [03:16.47]This is another place and another time [03:19.48] [03:21.90]The cotton was high [03:23.02]And the corn was growing fine oh [03:25.67] [03:27.67]But that was another place and another time [03:30.63] [03:32.45]Oh the cotton was high [03:34.18]And the corn was so fine [03:36.54] [03:38.64]But that was another place and another time