Lake Fork Verne - Hickory days

Hickory ^Dnuts is ^Gwhat Dad called ^Dthem Pecans, was the word used in ^Atown In the ^DFall, he would ^Ggather them ^Din The best collector for ^Amiles a- ^Dround

In his ^Gstriped engineers ^Dhat And his faded Pay Day over- ^Aalls He ^Dwould slip in and out of ^Gthat timber like a ^Dcat Without any ^Aeffort at ^Dall

He ^Ddecided when the ^Gtime was ^Dright By the color of the hickory ^Aleaves He ^Dpicked what he ^Gneeded with touch so ^Dlight And brought in buckets ^Aof nuts with ^Dease

He ^Dwould crack them at the ^Gkitchen table at ^Dnight Using his knife and little ^Avise Looking ^Dthrough the ^Gshadows with a coal oil ^Dlight Packing the sweet kernels in ^Abread wraps so ^Dnice

Oh, the pies and the ^Gcakes that Mother ^Dmade Tasted so good, flavored that a- ^Away Thanks to ^DDad and ^Ghis hickory ^Ddays I can still see him ^Ahunting ^Dtoday

Tag: Thanks to Dad and his h^Gickory d^Days I can still see him ^Ahunting ^Dtoday