Vince Gill - Whippoorwill River lyrics

My dad was a man With two hard workin' hands He always took time out for me Well, I'd come home from school Load up that canoe He'd say, "What's the bet gonna be?" [Chorus:] We'd float that boat down old Whippoorwill River Catch us a big one or two Well, he taught me about life And its simple pleasures And whatever else that he knew Then I met a girl With a head full of curls A pure and innocent heart Oh, I knew she was the one And when weekends would come Wild horses couldn't keep us apart [Chorus:] We'd run those ponies down Whippoorwill River And I'd steal a sweet kiss or two She taught me about love And its simple pleasures And whatever else that she knew Well, I married that girl And we have a song And he looks like my daddy used to Oh, his mom and I Always find time To do things that he likes to do [Chorus:] Well, he loves to go fishing on Whippoorwill River And ride in his grandad's canoe We teach hima bout life And its simple pleasures And pa** down a memory or two Yeah, he loves to go fishing on Whippoorwill River And catch him a big one or two He's learning about life And its simple pleasures And making a memory or two Ooh...