Sometimes I think about folks back home That twelve mile road now that I used to roam Sometimes I think about a girl named Willie Jean Did she ever get as far as New Orleans? Sometimes I think about the folks back there Do they stil have the County Fair? Sometimes I think about silly Willie Jean Did she ever get as far as New Orleans? We used to pick flowers on a grassy bank Drink water from a railway fillin' tank Sometimes I would come to arms Now I sit here on this County Farm Sometimes I think about little Willie Jean Did she ever get as far as New Orleans