William Elliott Whitmore - Marrow lyrics

Well, I went down to the harbor, oh, to see my baby there. I went down to see my darlin', oh, and this is what I said to her. I said, "I love you more than the air in my lungs, let's run away and get hitched. To be with you 'til the cows come home is my single solitary wish. Well, I got a little money buried underneath my porch in an old tin coffee can. It ain't much but it's enough to buy some wine and to the pay the preacher man." Well, she said, "Hold on, not so fast. You've done me wrong in the past. How do I know that this is real? How do I know that this will last? How do I know that this will last?" Oh I said, "I swear down to the marrow of my bones that I'll never leave your side from now on. If there's one thing I'm certain of, I'll find a way to prove my love, And I'll never leave your side from now on." She said, "Alright, but you better toe the line 'cause my daddy is a mighty good shot And I know that that head on your shoulders is the only one you got. So if you want to keep it, I suggest you treat me right 'cause my daddy's got a real short fuse and he's liable to get uptight." Well I said, "Alright, that's fair enough now let's get on down the road Before your daddy has a chance, has a chance to reload, oh, Lord, has a chance to reload. Oh, I swear down to the marrow of my bones that I'll never leave your side from now on And if there's one thing I'm certain of, I'll find a way to prove my love And I'll never leave your side from now on, from now on." Well, we had a real shotgon wedding. I brought the rifle and she brought the shells. And the townsfolks thought it mighty odd when they heard us shootin' at the wedding bells. Oh, Lord, we were shooting at the wedding bells. Now, I swear down to the marrow of my bones that I'll never leave your side from now on. And if there's one thing I'm certain of, I'll find a way to prove my love. And I'll never leave your side from now on, and I'll never leave your side from now on.