Darling Jill
Why I do declare!
I have never seen a boy with white hair!
Meeting you is such a thrill.
My name is Darling Jill.
I’ll say you’re the cutest thing I’ve ever seen.
Has my daddy been treating you mean?
I want you to take a good look at me.
Please tell me, do you like what you see?
Why, that’s the sweetest thing any boy said to me!
I hope very soon you find that gold for my daddy.
When you do, he will set you free.
Then I can have you all for me!
Based on the novel "God's Little Acre" by the late Erskine Caldwell
Copyright © Robert Pettit | Year Posted 2011
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