Ginny won't you come and dance with me?
Your old man's out till quarter past three
If we get caught he'll put you over his knee
And you'll be sore in the morning

Mama's in the kitchen cooking biscuits and grits
Daddy's in the barn he's pitching a fit
We're baling all day I can't wait to quit
So I can see Miss Ginny

The hogs got loose and it's up to me
But Ol' Blue's got a squirrel trapped in a tree
I'd grab my gun but I can't see
Because it's pouring raining

A war's coming up and I want you to know
I saw what it's like in a picture show
It ain't right killing folks but I guess I'll go
Because they say I ought to

A musical version of this poem is in the external link featuring @henrymac on fiddle.

© RDBrooks 2014

Cover photo: Jackson Sundown - First Native American rodeo star. Photo from documentary film, American Cowboys, directed by Tania Wildbill and Cedric Wildbill 

Bottom photo: Gary Cooper, from the 1941 movie, Sergeant York, directed by Howard Hawkes