Widow Wimberly how will you manage now? 
Widow Wimberly you've got to get by somehow 
All your childrens have married off 
And there's a grandchild you've never seen 
And all your other kinfolks have moved away too 
And mister Wimberly died last spring, yes he did 
Widow Wimberly how do you still manage to smile? 
Widow Wimberly I like to stop and talk with you a while 
You ain't got no one to chop your wood 
No one to mend your fence 
If you had the money you could hire some help 
But it is hard to even pay your rent, yes it is 
La la Lord 
Widow Wimberly how do you still manage to smile? 
Widow Wimberly I like to stop and learn from you a while 
Widow Wimberly how do you still manage to smile? 
Widow Wimberly I like to stop and learn from you a while