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