Watch The Wildwood Flowers Lyrics - C.w. Mccall

(Ron Agnew) 

Jimmy Joe left the mountain 'bout seven months ago, 

When the autumn nights turned cool 

Chasin' a dream, like they say 

Just goin' away to school 

An' though he loved Amy more'n anything else, 

He felt he just had to go, and make his way 

An' Amy felt pretty close to dyin' when Jimmy left 

That September day 

Y'see, there was somethin' she had to tell him, 

But the words were never found 

An' as they stood there by the garden gate, 

Jimmy picked a wildflower from the ground 

As he placed it in Amy's hand an' kissed her, 

An' her fingers touched the dew, 

He wiped her tears away and told her he'd be back 

Not knowin' what she knew 

[Chorus] 

Watch the wildwood flowers for me 

And I'll watch my dreams for you 

And I promise that I'll write you everyday 

And when the winter snow is gone 

Touch the flowers as they grow 

And when the first one blooms then I'll be on my way 

Well, Jimmy Joe never wrote those letters 

An' through the winter, Amy's hopes grew dim 

As she felt the life inside her stir 

An' she watched the flowers grow, for him 

Last spring Jimmy Joe came home, too late 

He found that Amy'd gone away 

An' died givin' life to his baby boy 

An' he recalled what he had said that September day 

[Chorus] 

Watch the wildwood flowers for me 

And I'll watch my dreams for you 

And when the first one blooms then I'll be on my way 

Watch the wildwood flowers for me 

And I'll watch my dreams for you 

And when the first one blooms then I'll be on my way 

And when the first one blooms then I'll be on my way