Virginia Bae

Her life wasn't simple
She raised all eight kids
Helped with the grand babies
Like her momma once did
Wisdom passed down
Generations ago
By the wood burning stove
Heats the house when it's cold

Those busy younger days
There was little time to rest
The kids were in and out
Put her patience to the test
When the country was called
She made blankets for war
Pops came home wounded
In the big one before

There she sits in the shade
Old creaky porch swing
Cracked dulled and greyed
Vee rocks and she sings
La dada dada da dada
La dada dada da la dada dada
La dada da

She fell in love with a man
A man named John Bae
He worked in the shop
Making furniture by day
He said Vee I made something
I built something for you
It's hanging on the porch
Painted Carolina blue

There she sits in the shade
Old creaky porch swing
Cracked dulled and greyed
Vee rocks and she sings
La dada dada da dada
La dada dada da la dada dada
La dada da

Moments break the silence
When her family stops by
She now seems so serene
The days roll by-and-by
From the roadside you see
On that porch swing in May
That lovely old lady
Sweet Virginia Bae