Hillbilly Bossa Nova

Hillbilly Bossa Nova

In the hills of West Virginia, it began
She would sit on her porch and wave to the railroad man
As he played the caboose whistle high on the mountain above
She would dream he was speaking to her of his love
And he seemed to play Hillbilly Bossa Nova
From far away, Hillbilly Bossa Nova
It was a melody, it was a beautiful tune from the hill
Played so well by the railroad man from Brazil
From the Elk Grand junction, the big engine puffed up the hollow
Each evening they hauled out the coal; she wanted to follow
With her heart nearly bursting one day, she climbed to the track
Just to see the caboose; to wave and see him wave back
And to hear him play Hillbilly Bossa Nova
From far away, Hillbilly Bossa Nova
It was a melody, it was a beautiful tune from the hill
Played so well by the railroad man from Brazil
When he came to her house and stood near, it made her shiver
When she trembled, he knew in his heart he would love her forever
And he played on his Spanish guitar, talked with her dad
She was the first love, the only love he'd ever had
And it all began with the Hillbilly Bossa Nova
I am the man with the Hillbilly Bossa Nova
It was a melody, it was a hillbilly tune from the hill
That I brought in my heart from the hills of Brazil

by Billy Edd Wheeler/ Bexhill MusicCorp /Quartet Music Inc / ASCAP