Lyrics

[Verse 1] Well, I've hauled timber from these woods Since I was twelve years old Now I'm turning twenty-one Sittin' on death row She was the foreman's daughter fair Engaged to Big Jim Stone Her name was little Ida Belle And I wanted her for my own [Chorus] I was a swamper riding virgin pine From deep in the forest to the railroad line [Verse 2] Ida Belle let out a scream One morning just after dawn When I pushed Jim in the bandsaw mill The big man, hе was gone I professed my lovе to Ida Belle But she was having none And now I pay the price today For the loving things I've done [Chorus] I was a swamper riding virgin pine From deep in the forest to the railroad line [Chorus] I was a swamper riding virgin pine From deep in the forest to the railroad line