Annie Ford

I met Annie Ford out on the great West Road

Soaking through and thumbing for a ride

She sat there on her suitcase in a dancing dress

I would've been a fool to pass her by

And as we sped across the night

We told our stories by the light

Of the stars that lead us home each time we stray

Me and Annie talked 'til dawn

When we reached her old man's farm

Then I said "So long, guess I'll be on my way"

I started meeting Annie by the old sawmill

Wasting time and drinking in the day

Courting her was easy with a smile like that

Loving her was easy in the night

Me and Annie set a date

And had a wedding in the Spring

Man, you should've heard that old church choir sing

It didn't take us very long

'Til the baby came along

Well we named him Tom and settled into life

But one night Death came around

And Annie left without a sound

But the trouble with this life is it doesn't last so long

And your love can be divided over night

Now it's only me and Tom

Now our wife and mother's gone

And I told the Lord "I just don't think it's right"