He fourteen she twelve, the day they fell
In love at a south Alabama church
In nineteen forty eight, man it sure felt great
Picking cotton, rolling up the fields
And they could feel

THEIR HEARTS BEAT AND THEIR LOVE WAS DEEP
THEY HELD EACH OTHER AND NEVER LET GO
HE SAID TO HER, 'I LOVE YOU, BABE'
AND I WILL FOREVER AND A DAY

They got married oh a little young, but it's okay in love
Had some fun, raised a family
Forty seven years in love, and they could feel

Oh, that horrid and wretched night came
He laid on his bed lame and couldn't move
He said to her, 'Babe, there's just one thing
That I have to do'