Well, the autumn leaves are falling down
And all the pretty girls around the town
They spin and twirl, but they don't catch my eye
Yeah, I only see my Madeline
The daughter of a snake and the mother of the pines
And I loved her though I could never really call her mine
She knows she's bad and she knows she's good
And she never would, but she would if she could
She's gotta laugh that can draw you in and an evil eye
And I loved her once and I love her again
Though she never ever lets me win
And I'm sitting here wondering why for the thousandth time
If that sun comes up over them, southern hills
I'll be laughing, crying in your arms
Prairie girls are pretty when they're dancing in the barn
By heaven, they leave me on and on
Her dad would always run me off
But I just come back around 6 o'clock
And she'd let me in through the window by the stairs
We roll around that old farmhouse
Till her dog finally chased me out
Yeah, I think that little bastard just like seeing me running scared
Saturday night it was all a glow
With the fiddle ringing off the bow
Two step turn spin your partner around
I found her beneath the willow tree
Our feet stirred up all the leaves
And I held her tight till the sun came back around
If that sun comes up over them, southern hills
I'll be laughing crying in your your arms
Yeah, prairie girls are pretty
When they're dancing in the barn
By heaven, they leave me on and on
The fields turn golden as that sky's burning red
Oh wildflower, call me your son
And all the cold in this valley couldn't keep me warmer
Than knowing you hold me in your heart
Yeah, well she was always college bound
And I was never going to leave this town
So I faked the smile as I waved her goodbye
I think about her now and then
She never ever lets me win
I'm sitting here wondering why why why
