[ti:Willie And Laura Mae Jones] [ar:Paul West] [al:Being Alone] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Willie And Laura Mae Jones - Paul West [00:06.80]Willie and Laura Mae Jones were [00:09.04]Our neighbors a long time back [00:12.18]They lived right down the road from us in a shack [00:15.50]Just like our shack [00:17.58]We worked in the fields together [00:20.73]And we learned to count on each other [00:23.41]When you live off the land you don't have time [00:26.61]To think about another man's [00:28.19]Color [00:29.58]The cotton was high and [00:31.10]The corn was growin' fine [00:35.41]But that was another place [00:37.59]And another time [00:44.58]We'd sit out on the front porch in the evenin' [00:48.03]When the sun went down [00:50.19]Willie would play and Laura would sing [00:52.88]And the chilluns would dance around [00:56.51]And I'd bring over my guitar [00:58.76]We'd play into the night [01:02.58]Now and then Willie would grin' and say [01:04.99]Boy you play alright [01:08.05]The cotton was high and the corn was growin' fine [01:13.91]But that was another place and another time [01:22.38]I remember we'd best time [01:25.10]When Saturday rolled around [01:28.68]We'd always stop by Willie's house and say [01:31.23]Do y'all need anything from town [01:33.73]Well [01:34.19]He'd say [01:34.89]No but why don't cha all [01:36.70]Stop on your way back home [01:39.65]And I'll get Laura Mae to cook us some [01:42.94]Corn pones [01:45.84]The cotton was high and the corn was growin' fine [01:51.57]But that was another place and another time [01:59.85]The years rolled past our land [02:02.66]And took back what they'd given [02:06.20]We all knew we'd have to move [02:08.29]If we was gonna make a livin' [02:11.16]So we all moved off and we went our separate ways [02:16.90]And it sure was hard to say goodbye [02:20.05]To Willie and Laura Mae [02:23.02]The cotton was high and the corn was growin' fine [02:28.68]But that was another place and another time [02:34.54]But that was another place and another time [02:40.45]But that was another place and another time