First Whippoorwill Lyrics

They married in the springtime, flowers in her hair
Built for her a cabin to hold the love they share
Her dowrey was a wedding quilt, her mothers silver comb
A bible and her love, and the cabin was their home

Chores around their little home, the newly weds did share
She helped him in the fields until the first snow filled the air
Winter thru she stayed inside, her world hussed and still
She listened in the springtime for the first whippoorwill

And she reaches out to touch him, knowing he'd be there
Comforting, erasing all her fears
Safe inside the cabin, thru the winter snow,
She listened for the first whippoorwill

So they lived together there, husband and wife
Working thru the seasons, a pattern for their life
From whippoorwill to snowfall, she helped him work the grounds
Then thru the long dark winter, she listened for the sound

Many seasons latter now, silver in her hair.
The winter took him from her, the happiness they shared
Alone in the cabin now, memories so dear.
She listened to the whipporwill, her eyes fill with tears

And she reaches out to touch him, knowing he's not there.
Remembering she gently sheds a tear
When for a different reason, a long time ago
She listens for the first whippoorwill

When for a different reason, a long time ago
She listens for the first whippoorwill