and her mama's old high heels
She wobbles up and takes a shaky bow
She smiles, a little smile
that hides her missing baby tooth
She starts the day at the dawn
Then goes into a maze and grays
and sings I fought the law
And when the wind comes sweeping in
And ripples through the corn
To her it sounds exactly like applause
dancing through the fields
With a kitten named Bojangles in her arms
Trying to let the whole world
know how wonderful it feels
She looks into his patchwork eyes
And tries to find a song to ease his pain
Then she sings fated love
until the sunny sky grows dark
And his tears are falling in the summer rain
And she's singing to the scarecrow,
dancing through the fields
Trying to let the whole world
know how wonderful it feels
To be here on this South Kentucky farm
Now that little girl has grown,
she's in up and out on the road
But she sings herself back home
when she's at the microphone
And she smiles that funny smile
Trying to let the whole world
know how wonderful it feels
To be there on that South