Pennies for a Wish

When I was a girl, lived in the hills of West Virginia
I’d play all day in the woods until momma called
I’d miss supper time, just to smell the leaves that had fallen
Even though I could go back at anytime

Chorus:
Ohhh, how I miss mamma calling
Oooh Ohhh, the water cold from the hand-dug well
A little sulfur taste we’d get, but we didn’t mind at all
We’d drop pennies in for a wish, but never tell

Instrumental (verse)

On a rainy day, meeting in the barn at Jenny Thompson’s
Stacking hay bales high and then jumping off
Made a soft landing in the loose hay we’d gathered
The barn dust floating in the air, it made us cough

Chorus

In the summer in the backyard, we’d make a little tent
From a musty army blanket daddy didn’t know he lent
As the rain would fall it’d soak us all, but we didn’t seem to care
I’d give anything if I could go back there

Chorus (last line twice)