Testo Nellie Kane

As a young man I went ridingOut on the western plainIn the state of North DakotaI met my Nellie KaneI met my Nellie KaneShe was living in a lonely cabinWith a son by another manFive years she had waited for himAs long as a woman canAs long as a woman canI don't know what changed my mindTil then I was the ramblin' kindThe kind of love I can't explainThat I had for Nellie KaneShe took me on to work that dayTo help her till the landIn the afternoon we planted seedsIn the evening we held handsIn the evening we held handsHer blue eyes told me everythingA man could want to knowAnd it was then I realizedI would never goI would never go(chorus)Now many years have gone byAnd her son has grown up tallI became a father to himAnd she became my allShe became my all