Mountain Laurel

Mountain Laurel 2024 David D. Holloway ASCAP Down from the hills came this girl In an Appalachian mountain's early Spring Hard work was all I had shovelin' coal Her papa owned the coal mines where I slaved To him I was a no-good Romeo His daughter a blossomed mountain dream He'd swear, “You're only good for diggin' coal.” She’d wish upon a star but I would pray Mountain Laurel my flower in the wind We’ll have tomorrow I’ll be with you again Her ol’ man warned me, “Stay away from her.” “Or it won’t be coal dust take your final breath.” But I’d fell for Laurel's mountain aire My passionflower just might be my death On my last day of misery in those mines Her ol’ man heard our plan to run away Leaving feuds and family far behind To Moonbow River’s honeymoon in May Mountain Laurel, my flower in the wind We’ll have tomorrow I’ll be with you again Well that coal mine fell on me! Her old man had me trapped! Thank God I got free but she thought I was dead She swallowed Laurel poison, from her blossoms and her leaves Spoonwood Mountain still remembers, but all the mountain grieves Mountain Laurel, my flower in the wind We’ll have tomorrow I’ll be with you again...