The Everybodyfields - Pairlee lyrics

Pairlee was a ba*tard child Born in east tennessee Mama left her one day, granddaddy took her away Grandpa just tended his mill And he planted the corn in the field Pairlee works by his side, they sing up to the sky Pairlee, pairlee Died under an apple tree One cold winter's night, the frost took her life They'd walk through the woods at night Holding hands, he'd let her lead Dreamt of days without corn, prayed with hands that were worn There's something about them woods A child can never know Where the old fallen leaves go when they float down the stream Pairlee, pairlee Died under an apple tree One cold winter's night, the frost took her life And grandpa, he loved pairlee But his mind was getting so old One night beneath that tree, pairlee fell asleep And grandpa just wandered around In the dark down by the creek It was mid december when her forgot her Pairlee, pairlee Died under an apple tree One cold winter's night, the frost took her life Now pa just sits in his yard No corn to tend in his mill 'neath that tree he finds shade, right where pairlee laid