Ballad Of Mattie Martin

Ballad of Mattie Martin - (Words and Music by John Lee)


She was born in Murphy North Carolina I’m told
Never had much, her family was poor
When times got hard, they moved to Tennessee
Like a pretty flower, Mattie bloomed in the breeze

Chorus
Her heart was pure as driven snow
And when she would smile she set the world aglow
There’s never been a day any darker in this town
Than when we laid Mattie Martin in the ground

She married so young, barely sixteen
A child raising children, in the hills of Tennessee
She always worked hard, and did the best she could
Living by the truth, you always knew where Mattie stood

Chorus
Her heart was pure as driven snow
And when she would smile she set the world aglow
There’s never been a day any darker in this town
Than when we laid Mattie Martin in the ground


Bridge
The clouds were weeping, the sky was grey
The wind was pleading, for Mattie to stay
God sent his Angels to carry her away,
Her soul is gone now, not resting in the clay

Chorus
Her heart was pure as driven snow
And when she would smile she set the world aglow
There’s never been a day any darker in this town
Than when we laid Mattie Martin in the ground

There’s never been a day any darker in this town
Than when we laid……….Mattie Martin in the ground