Clovis Green

Tony Joe White - Clovis Green Em C D Em Clovis Green was a wealthy man C D Em He made his living raising sugar cane C D Em He had spent his life working the land D Em Just outside the town of New Orleans C D Em His daughter Angelie was an only child C D Em She was a lovely girl of seventeen C D Em You would never find her out running wild D Em She was a debutante in New Orleans ( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/tony_joe_white/clovis_green_crd.html ) G F Sent her off to the finest school C Em So very young never paid no dues G F Her momma said "honey you can't lose C Em We've got your life planned out for you" But they reveived a letter in the spring And she wrote "I know ya'll think I'm crazy But I'm coming home I've broken all your dreams Cause you see, I'm going to have a baby" And his wife looked at him and said "Clovis, can you tell me true What in the world are we gonna do We've given her everything we can Lord sometimes I just don't understand" A child was born in the fall But nobody ever mentioned the father But when all the neighbors came to call They would say he looked just like his mother