Adrienne Young - Pretty Ella Arkansas lyrics

Adrienne Young Pretty Ella Arkansas Birthed 9 daughters and a son She was a sure shot with a pistol And here bare feet loved to run There was raven hair and brown skin Green eyes and a crooked smile There were freckles on her shoulders From sun-kissed country miles Well her Papa died in prison The day she turned 16 Set Ella free from a life of sin When he got that old TB Ella'd never known her Mama 'cept for that picture on the wall Oh but she blessed her in her prayers each night Knowin' someday she would call Pretty Ella Arkansas Dangdest thing I ever saw Racing with a northbound freight Choose your car and jump inside Keep the faith and hold on tight Everything's gonna be alright For pretty Ella Arkansas Just keep following the light Was in the heat of that same summer When she met her children's Pa At a downtown dance in Hot Springs Sweat and rhythm filled the hall When Miller Jacobs saw our girl He had to blink and rub his eyes Thought the whiskey must be playin' tricks Or there was an angel in disguise Pretty Ella Arkansas Dangdest thing I ever saw Racing with a northbound freight Choose your car and jump inside Keep the faith and hold on tight Everything's gonna be alright For pretty Ella Arkansas Just keep following the light It happened so fast Winter blew past The bride she was dressed in all white Pretty Ella Arkansas Birthed 9 daughters and a son Became the Mother she'd always wished she'd had Lived ripe and full to 91 Old Miller Jacobs loved that girl And when they laid herin the ground Everybody knew he'd be following soon As the rain came pourin'down Pretty Ella Arkansas Dangdest thing I ever saw Racing with a northbound freight Choose your car and jump inside Keep the faith and hold on tight Everything's gonna be alright For pretty Ella Arkansas Just keep following the light