I'm a stone's throw from the mill And I'm a good walk to the river
When my workin' day is over We'll go swim our cares away
Put your toes down in the water And a smile across your face
And tell me that you love me Lovely Lady May
Now I ain't the sharpest chisel That your hands have ever held
But darlin' I could love you well 'Til the roll is called on high
I've seen my share of trouble And I've held my weight in shame
But I'm baptized in your name Lovely Lady May
Lord the wind can leave you shiverin' As it waltzes o'er the leaves
It's been rushin' through my timber 'Til your love brought on the spring
Now the mountains all are blushin' And they don't know what to say
'Cept a good long line of praises For my lovely Lady May
Now I ain't the toughest hickory That your axe has ever felled
But I'm a hickory just as well I'm a hickory all the same
I came crashin' through the forest As you cut my roots away
And I fell a good long ways For my lovely Lady May