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(tony joe white)Willie & laura mae jonesWere our neighbours a long time backThey lived right down the road from usIn a shack just like our shackwe worked in the fields togetherAnd we learned to count on each otherWhen you live off the landYou dont have the time to think about another mans colourThe cotton was high and the corn was growing fineBut that was another place and another timeThe cotton was high and the corn was growing fine, yes it wasBut that was another place and another timeSit out on the front porchIn the evening when the sun went downWillie would play and the kids would singAnd everybody would mess aroundDaddyd bring out his guitarAnd play on through the nightEvery now and then ol willie would grin and sayHey, you play all rightMade me feel so goodSongtextei remember willie would hitch the mules upwhen sandy rolled aroundWe all would stop by willies house and sayDo yall need anything from town? Hed say no, but why dont yall stop on the way back home? And Ill get laura mae, yeah, to cook up some corn boneAnd you know thats goodThe cotton was high and the corn was growing fine, yes it wasBut that was another place and another timeThe cotton was high and the corn was growing fine, yes it wasBut that was another place and another timeOh, the years rolled past the landAnd took back what theyd givenWe all knew we had to moveIf i was gonna make a livingSo we all moved offAnd went about our separate waysIt sure was hard to say goodbyeTo willie and laura mae (jones y'all), The cotton was high and the corn was growing fine, yes it wasBut that was another place and another timeThe cotton was high and the corn was growing fine, yes it wasBut that was another place and another timethe years roll passed our door and we heard from them no moretil i saw willie down town the other dayi said y'all stop by tonight, we can sit down and eat a bitewe'd love to see your children and laura maehe shook real stoicand spoke with his eyes so kindhe said this was another place and another timeThe cotton was high and the corn was growing fine, yes it wasBut that was another place and another time Aus Songtexte Mania