I'm a stone's throw
from the mill
And I'm a good walk
to the river
When my workin' day
is over
We'll go swim
our cares away
Put your toes down
in the water
And a smile across
your face
And tell me
that you love me
My lovely Lady May
Now I ain't
the sharpest chisel
that your hands
have ever held
But darlin' I could
love you well
'Til the roll is
called on high
I've seen my share
of trouble
And I've held
my weight in shame
But I'm baptized
in your name
Oh my lovely
Lady May
Lord the wind
can leave you shiverin'
As it waltzes
o'er the leaves
Been rushin'
through my timber
'Til your love brought
on the spring
Now the mountains
all are blushin'
And they don't know
what to say
'Cept a good long
line of praises
For my lovely
Lady May
Now I ain't
the toughest hickory
that your ax
has ever fell
But I'm a hickory
just as well
I'm a hickory
all the same
I came crashin'
through the forest
When you cut
my roots away
And I fell a good
long way
For my lovely
Lady May