It snowed the night before and it had frozen on the ground we didnt have a car and we lived seven miles from town and I can hear my daddys voice so many years ago saying, dont forget th
Fee billy joe.
Mama needs her medicine, shes got that real bad cough well get our check on monday, tell ol sam well pay him off you can catch a ride when you get to the black-top road dont forget the coffee billy joe

Me and quentin went back on the hill and we cut some wood burnin in that ol warm mornin stove it sure smelled good daddy couldnt get work then and I was just a child and God was on vacation for awhile

Well, if you see fred you tell him Ill come help him kill them hogs and ask him if hed still be interested in my dogs dont hang around that pool room all day, we might get more snow and dont forget the coffee billy joe

Well, they wonder why there aint no rabbits left this day and time to tell the truth I guess we ate em all in 49 was that yesterday or was it over 20 years ago dont forget the coffee billy joe

Mama needs her medicine, shes got that real bad cough well get our check on monday tell ol sam well pay him off you can catch a ride when you get to the black-top road dont forget the coffee billy joe (now pay attention, son) dont forget the coffee billy joe