Katie

I come up from the bottom rung

I've been hunting and I had my gun

Wind was still, things were quiet

I called for Katie, there was no reply

I checked the shed, I checked the barn

I opened the door and there she was

In the arms of my friend Joe

And she wasn't wearing many clothes

Katie, Katie, what'd I do?

I was so in love with you

Worked my fingers to the bone

I never even wanted this old farm

Joe tried to talk, he just coughed

My heart stopped, the gun went off

Katie screamed out his name

And then the gun went off again

Katie, Katie, what'd I do?

I was so in love with you

I worked my fingers to the bone

I never even wanted this old farm

I wrapped 'em up in gunny sacks

I hitched a wagon, threw 'em in the back

I buried that Joe down by the creek

I laid my Katie 'neath a hickory tree

Katie, Katie, what'd I do?

I was so in love with you

Worked my fingers to the bone

I never even wanted this old farm

Now, there's houses up all around this farm

Staring into new backyards

Every day, they come by

But I won't sell, and I won't say why

Katie, Katie, what'd I do?

I was so in love with you

Worked my fingers to the bone

I never even wanted this old farm

I never even wanted this old farm

I never even wanted this old farm