Little Bonnie

I've been really digging this new song by Drive-By Truckers called "Little Bonnie." Track it down and give it a spin! LITTLE BONNIE On the day that she was buried Her Daddy stood out by the cemetery fence And prayed to God for forgiveness As if this was punishment sins Laid 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 Grandma said she would keep her in the morning 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 ever let a pretty angel hurt 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 Grandma said she would keep her in the morning 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