Pullin' Away

Pullin' away, he's pullin' away Now his wagons are loaded He's pullin' away Hard luck is the fortune of all woman kind They're always controlled, they're always confined Controlled by their parents until they are wives Then slaves to their husbands the rest of their lives I once knew a girl and her story was sad She always was courted by the wagoner lad He courted her truly by night and by day Now his wagons are loaded he's pullin' away Pullin' away, he's pullin' away Now his wagons are loaded He's pullin' away Your parents don't like me they say I'm too poor They say I'm not worth to enter your door Hard livin' is my pleasure my money's my own And if they don't like me they can leave me alone Long is the road Dark is the sky Look over your shoulder He's wavin' goodbye My wagon is loaded my whip needs a mend So sit down here by me for as long as you can My wagons are loaded my whip's in my hand So fare thee well darlin', I'm leavin' this land Pullin' away, he's pullin away Now his wagons are loaded He's pullin' away Now his wagons are loaded He's pullin' away