Jacob was a dirt poor farm boy
Raised at the fork
in the road in
a clapboard house
And Rachel was
a land baron's daughter
Born with a silver spoon
in her mouth
Her daddy said
he wouldn't stand
for Rachel to waste her life
with a common man
He tried hard to keep
them apart
But you can't draw lines
in a young girl's heart
So late one night
by the harvest moon
Jacob climbed a ladder up
to Rachel's room
He knew his place
it was right beside her
Step by step up to her world
Head over heels
for a brown-eyed girl
And gettin' caught
didn't seem to matter
'Cause heaven
was waitin' at the top
of Jacob's ladder
lt'll be five years September
Since her daddy found
the ladder and a note
on her windowsill
He swore he'd never
forgive them
But nothin' melts
a heart like a grandchild will
Now she climbs
up on his knee
Says grandpa tell a story
the one about me
He thinks back
and his eyes shine
Says listen child
once upon a time
Late one night
by the harvest moon
Your daddy climbed
a ladder to your mama's room
He knew his place
it was right beside her
Step by step up to her world
Head over heels
for my little girl
And here you are
that's all that matters
'Cause heaven
was waitin' at the top
of Jacob's ladder
Oh an angel was waitin'
at the top
of Jacob's ladder