Were our neighbours a long time back
They lived right down the road from us
In a shack just like our shack
We worked in the fields together
And we learned to count on each other
When you live off the land
You don't have the time to think about another mans colour
The cotton was high and the corn was growing fine
But that was another place and another time
The cotton was high and the corn was growing fine yes it was
But that was another place and another time
Sit out on the front porch
In the evening when the sun went down
Willie would play and the kids would sing
And everybody would mess around
Daddyd bring out his guitar
And play on through the night
Every now and then ol willie would grin and say
Hey you play all right
Made me feel so good
I remember willie would hitch the mules up
When sandy rolled around
We all would stop by willies house and say
Do yall need anything from town
Hed say no but why don't yall stop on the way back home
And I'll get laura mae yeah to cook up some corn bone
And you know that's good
The cotton was high and the corn was growing fine yes it was
But that was another place and another time
The cotton was high and the corn was growing fine yes it was
But that was another place and another time
Oh the years rolled past the land
And took back what theyd given
We all knew we had to move
If I was gonna make a living
So we all moved off
And went about our separate ways
It sure was hard to say goodbye
To willie and laura mae
Jones y'all
The cotton was high and the corn was growing fine yes it was
But that was another place and another time
The cotton was high and the corn was growing fine yes it was
But that was another place and another time
The years roll passed our door and we heard from them no more
'til I saw willie down town the other day
I said y'all stop by tonight we can sit down and eat a bite
We'd love to see your children and laura mae
He shook real stoic
And spoke with his eyes so kind
He said this was another place and another time
The cotton was high and the corn was growing fine yes it was
But that was another place and another time
[00:12.44]Were our neighbours a long time back
[00:18.07]They lived right down the road from us
[00:20.78]In a shack just like our shack
[00:23.80]We worked in the fields together
[00:26.49]And we learned to count on each other
[00:29.29]When you live off the land
[00:30.93]You don't have the time to think about another mans colour
[00:39.38]The cotton was high and the corn was growing fine
[00:42.28]But that was another place and another time
[00:45.01]The cotton was high and the corn was growing fine yes it was
[00:47.98]But that was another place and another time
[00:51.24]Sit out on the front porch
[00:53.50]In the evening when the sun went down
[00:55.56]Willie would play and the kids would sing
[00:59.01]And everybody would mess around
[01:03.99]Daddyd bring out his guitar
[01:05.30]And play on through the night
[01:08.94]Every now and then ol willie would grin and say
[01:11.85]Hey you play all right
[01:14.55]Made me feel so good
[01:16.32]I remember willie would hitch the mules up
[01:18.40]When sandy rolled around
[01:20.32]We all would stop by willies house and say
[01:23.11]Do yall need anything from town
[01:28.26]Hed say no but why don't yall stop on the way back home
[01:34.30]And I'll get laura mae yeah to cook up some corn bone
[01:38.84]And you know that's good
[01:40.14]The cotton was high and the corn was growing fine yes it was
[01:45.61]But that was another place and another time
[01:49.79]The cotton was high and the corn was growing fine yes it was
[01:55.58]But that was another place and another time
[02:17.90]Oh the years rolled past the land
[02:20.60]And took back what theyd given
[02:23.78]We all knew we had to move
[02:26.45]If I was gonna make a living
[02:29.48]So we all moved off
[02:31.60]And went about our separate ways
[02:35.11]It sure was hard to say goodbye
[02:37.90]To willie and laura mae
[02:40.60]Jones y'all
[02:42.48]The cotton was high and the corn was growing fine yes it was
[02:48.23]But that was another place and another time
[02:52.86]The cotton was high and the corn was growing fine yes it was
[02:59.54]But that was another place and another time
[03:06.41]The years roll passed our door and we heard from them no more
[03:12.05]'til I saw willie down town the other day
[03:16.26]I said y'all stop by tonight we can sit down and eat a bite
[03:22.01]We'd love to see your children and laura mae
[03:27.90]He shook real stoic
[03:30.68]And spoke with his eyes so kind
[03:33.38]He said this was another place and another time
[03:38.44]The cotton was high and the corn was growing fine yes it was
[03:53.05]But that was another place and another time