Little Bonnie Lyrics - A Blessing And A Curse - Drive By Truckers

On the day that she was buried 

Her Daddy stood out by the cemetery fence 

Prayed to God for forgiveness 

For surely all of this is punishment for my sins 

They put her in the family garden 

Said you could hear his heart breaking miles away 

All the men pitched in and bought a marble angel 

To mark the piece of land where little Bonnie lay 

My Grandma said she would keep her in the mornings 

So her Mama could sleep a bit and do the chores and such 

She'd read her stories about little girls and magic powers 

That would never let a pretty angel hurt 

Her Mama's always been a beauty 

She's still beautiful to this very day 

But they say Bonnie's crystal eyes put the stars to shame 

Maybe heaven needed Bonnie's face 

My Grandma said she would keep her in the mornings 

A swollen angel who never would complain 

She'd read her stories about little girls and princesses 

Whose Daddy's don't feel punished for what heaven takes away 

Little Bonnie never married 

Little Bonnie never even made it four 

But I grew up in her presence 

Even though she was gone before I'z born 

Even though she was gone before I'z born