FARMER'S DAUGHTER
(Rory Bourke)


Billy Crash Craddock - 1974



The day was hot and it got hotter 
As the sun came pourin' down
My ol' car up and overheated
I was twenty-five miles from town
I started walkin' down a country road 
Till I came to the nearest place
And there in the yard lookin' sweet as cider 
Was a girl with a beautiful face
She was a farmer's daughter
A cool drink of water for a thirsty man

Her daddy came out and I said
"Sir, can I use your telephone?"
He said, "Sorry, son, I'd like to help
But a phone I just don't own"
Then he laughed and said, "It's a-gettin' late 
And you'll need a place to stay
My daughter here can show you the barn 
If you don't mind sleepin in hay", hey-hey
She was a farmer's daughter
A cool drink of water for a thirsty man

Then we got to the barn and I heard thunder 
And the rain began to fall
Aw, love that rain on a tin roof
It rained so hard the whole night long
She couldn't get back at all
She was a farmer's daughter
Pourin' all that water on a thirsty man

Now when I think back to that time
It always makes me smile
'Cause when the mornin' came 
All her daddy could say was, "It sure did rain a lot"
And to this day I thank the Lord 
For the day my car broke down
For the farmer's daughter and our three kids
They make my world go around
She was a farmer's daughter
Pourin' all that water on a thirsty man, uh-uh
She was a farmer's daughter
Still pourin' water on a thirsty man, yeah
She was a farmer's daughter
Still pourin' water on a thirsty man
She was a farmer's daughter .........FADE






(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - June 2012)