Way out in the country where I used to live
Lordy, lordy, what I wouldn't give
To turn back the time and be a boy again
And see the sun come up every morning
A quarter of a mile to the grocery store
The school bus came within a mile of my door
Hearing distance of the cotton gin
A thirty minute walk to Ruby
Oh, I'm walking in the moonlight
Oh, I'm walking on a dark night
Praying her shine, this heart of mine
Craves Ruby's company
Oh, she could kiss me just right
Oh, but I was a little too shy
For a cottoner to make my move
Ruby got away from me
Way out in the country where I used to live
Lordy, lordy, what I wouldn't give
To turn back the time and be a boy again
And see the sun come up every morning
A quarter of a mile to the grocery store
The school bus came within a mile of my door
Hearing distance of the cotton gin
A thirty minute walk to Ruby
Oh, I'm walking in the moonlight
Oh, I'm walking on a dark night
Praying her shine, this heart of mine
Craves Ruby's company
Oh, she could kiss me just right
Oh, but I was a little too shy
For a cottoner to make my move
Ruby got away from me
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