John Deere Green
A Love Etched in John Deere Green: Story of Sweetheart Farm Kids
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They were farm kids way down in Dixie
They were farm kids from the southern United States.
They met in high school in the 'sixties.
They met during their high school years in the 1960s.
Everyone knew it was love from the start.
Their love was evident and well-known from the beginning.
One July in the midnight hour,
In July, during the midnight hour, a significant event occurred.
They climbed upon the water tower,
They climbed the water tower together.
Stood on the rail and painted a ten foot heart
On the tower's rail, they painted a large heart in John Deere green.
In John Deere green, on a hot summer night.
This happened on a hot summer night.
He wrote Billy Bob loves Charlene in letters three foot high,
He expressed his love for Charlene in three-foot-high letters.
And the whole town said that he should've use red
The town thought red paint would be more appropriate.
But it looked good to Charlene in John Deere Green.
Charlene liked the message in John Deere green despite others' opinions.
They settled down on eighty acres,
They settled on an 80-acre farm.
Raising sweet corn, kids and tomatoes,
They raised crops and children together.
They went together like a hand and a glove.
Their relationship was a perfect match.
On a clear day, from their front yard,
On a clear day, you could see something special from their front yard.
If you look and know what to look for,
By looking east, one could still read his words of love.
Off to the east you can still read his words of love
He wrote Billy Bob loves Charlene in letters three foot high,
Reiteration of the expression of love in large letters.
And the whole town said that he should've use red
The town still thinks red paint would have been better.
But it looked good to Charlene in John Deere Green.
Charlene still appreciates the message in John Deere green.
Now more than once the town has discovered
The town realizes that attempts to paint over it are futile.
Painting over it ain't no use.
Efforts to cover the message are in vain.
There ain't no paint in the world that'll cover it,
No paint can hide the enduring love symbolized by the heart.
The heart keeps showing through.
The love keeps being visible despite attempts to conceal it.
In John Deere green, on a hot summer night,
Reiteration of the scene on a hot summer night.
He wrote Billy Bob loves Charlene in letters three foot high.
The declaration of love in large letters is repeated.
And the whole town said that he should've used red
The town maintains its opinion about using red paint.
But it looked good to Charlene in John Deere green.
Charlene still finds the message appealing in John Deere green.
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