Watch The Wildwood Flowers Lyrics

Watch The Wildwood Flowers

Jimmy Joe left the mountain 'bout seven months ago, 
When the autumn nights turned cool 
Chasin' a dream, like they say 
Just goin' away to school  
 
An' though he loved Amy more'n anything else, 
He felt he just had to go, and make his way 
An' Amy felt pretty close to dyin' when Jimmy left 
That September day  
 
Y'see, there was somethin' she had to tell him, 
But the words were never found 
An' as they stood there by the garden gate, 
Jimmy picked a wildflower from the ground  
 
As he placed it in Amy's hand an' kissed her, 
An' her fingers touched the dew, 
He wiped her tears away and told her he'd be back 
Not knowin' what she knew  
 
[Chorus] 
Watch the wildwood flowers for me 
And I'll watch my dreams for you 
And I promise that I'll write you everyday 
And when the winter snow is gone 
Touch the flowers as they grow 
And when the first one blooms then I'll be on my way  
 
Well, Jimmy Joe never wrote those letters 
An' through the winter, Amy's hopes grew dim 
As she felt the life inside her stir 
An' she watched the flowers grow, for him  
 
Last spring Jimmy Joe came home, too late 
He found that Amy'd gone away 
An' died givin' life to his baby boy 
An' he recalled what he had said that September day  
 
[Chorus] 
Watch the wildwood flowers for me 
And I'll watch my dreams for you 
And when the first one blooms then I'll be on my way 
Watch the wildwood flowers for me 
And I'll watch my dreams for you 
And when the first one blooms then I'll be on my way 
And when the first one blooms then I'll be on my way