The Farmer's Daughter Lyrics

Tonight there'll be candlelight and roses
In this little country chapel that's almost falling down
There'll be tears in this old farmer's eyes this evening
When I give my one possession to that city boy from town

His hair is a little longer than we're used to
But I guess I should find something good to say
About this man who's won the farmer's daughter
And will soon become my son-in-law today

Mama left eight years ago December
And it was hard to be a dad and mama too
But somehow we made a home of this old farmhouse
And love was all my baby ever knew

He could be the richest man in seven counties
And not be good enough to take her hand
But he says he really loves the farmer's daughter
And I know the farmer's daughter loves the man

Merle Haggard - 40 Greatest Hits

May 2004

1. My Friends Are Gonna Be Strangers
2. I'm A Lonesome Fugitive
3. The Bottle Let Me Down
4. Branded Man
5. I Threw Away The Rose
6. Sing Me Back Home
7. Mama Tried
8. The Legend Of Bonnie And Clyde
9. Hungry Eyes
10. I Take A Lot Of Pride In What I Am
11. Okie From Muskogee
12. Workin' Man Blues
13. The Fightin' Side Of Me
14. Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man)
15. Someday We'll Look Back
16. Peach Pickin' Time In Georgia
17. The Farmer's Daughter
18. Carolyn
19. If It's Wrong To Love You
20. It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad)
21. Turnin' Off A Memory
22. Everybody's Had The Blues
23. If We Make It Through December
24. The Emptiest Arms In The World
25. Holding Things Together
26. Kentucky Gambler
27. Old Man From The Mountain
28. Things Aren't Funny Anymore
29. It Makes No Difference Now
30. Always Wanting You
31. It's All In The Movies
32. Cherokee Maiden
33. Shackles And Chains
34. The Roots Of My Raising
35. From Graceland To The Promised Land
36. I'm Always On A Mountain When I Fall
37. It's Been A Great Afternoon
38. Misery And Gin
39. The Way I Am
40. I Think I'll Just Stay Here And Drink