I come from down in valley
where mister when you"re young
they bring you up to do
like your daddy done
Me and Mary we met in high school
when she was just seventeen
we"d drive out of this valley
down to where the fields were green
We"d go down to the river
and into the river we"d dive
oh down to the river we"d ride
Then I got Mary pregnant
and man that was all she wrote
and for my nineteenth birthday
I got a union card and a wedding coat
we went down to the courthouse
and the judge put it all to rest
no wedding day smiles
no walk down the aisle
no flowers
no wedding dress
That night we went down to the river
and into the river we"d dive
oh down to the river we"d ride
I got a job working constrction
for the johnstown company
but lately there ain"t been much work
on account of the economy
Now all them things th
