[Verse 1]
And July the 12th, it sure was a scorcher
Mama, she'd fixed some lemonade
Sister Beth was sunnin' in the sunshine
And baby Coy was playin' in the shade

[Verse 2]
I looked up the road and yonder come a big car
That's something we don't see much around here
Big man said, "Son, where is your pappy?"
"He's over in the cornfield not far from here"

[Verse 3]
And they started talkin' over by the rail fence
It looked like papa was a gettin' mad
They walked to the house and papa was a cryin'
And papa never cried and I knew it was bad

[Verse 4]
And two weeks later in the Logan County Courthouse
Rainin' cats and dogs outside
It sure was awful the way momma was a cryin'
They say she thought that woman had died

[Verse 5]
And poppa said, "Judge, we tried to raise us up a good boy
From a little bitty tot
And Jody never'd go against another woman's wishes
And that kind of boy I know he's not"
[Verse 6]
"And you know the power of the almighty dollar
Will come out the winner every time
Willie Buchanan done got away with something
And then tried to blame that boy of mine"

[Verse 1]
And July the 12th, it sure was a scorcher
And mama, she'd fixed some lemonade
And sister Beth was sunnin' in the sunshine
Baby Coy was playin' in the shade