Her name was Jessie, she was seventeen Her daddy was a preacher down in Kingston Springs
He told Jessie, don't give your love away She ate one night on the river bank
She gave it all to a boy named Hank Now she's got to live with a secret every day
And these words kept running through her head She remembered what her daddy said
When you're washed in the flood and you've been through the fire Your heart comes clean that very hour
No more guilt, no more shame You'll forgive him when you call his name
One night old Hank told his best friend About the night Jessie gave her love to him
And for too long the preacher knew the truth So they caught him one night on the riverbed
He laid a night pillar up against Hank's head He said, son, say your prayers, it's gone again
Jessie cried, please, daddy, don't shoot him dead Don't forget the words you've always said
When you're washed in the flood and you've been through the fire Your heart comes clean that very hour
No more guilt, no more shame You'll forgive him when you call his name
He dropped his pistol and he hung his head He said, Lord, forgive me, how could I forget?
When you're washed in the flood and you've been through the fire Your heart comes clean that very hour
No more guilt, no more shame You'll forgive him when you call his name
When you're washed in the flood and you've been through the fire Your heart comes clean that very hour
No more guilt, no more shame You'll forgive him when you call his name
When you call his name When you call his name