Clarence Carter - Willie and Laura Mae JonesLyrics

(tony joe white) Willie & laura mae jones 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 dont 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 dont yall stop on the way back home? And Ill get laura mae, yeah, to cook up some corn bone And you know thats 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