Billy and Marlene

Billy wore boots with the soles half gone,

Marlene had curlers in her hair ‘til dawn.

They met at the diner over cold baked beans,He said, “You’re the purtiest thing I ever seen.

She drove a tractor like a NASCAR queen,

He rode a mower painted neon green.

Neighbors all stared when they’d cruise in town,

In a busted-up truck with the tailgate down.

Yeehaw, Billy and Marlene,

King and queen of the county fair scene.

Got a ring from a gumball machine,

Ain’t nobody more in love than Billy and Marlene.

Their first date dinner was a can of spam,

With a side of chips and some homemade ham.

He tried to impress with his “fancy wine,”

But it was grape soda from 1999.

They slow-danced barefoot in the chicken coop,

Steppin’ in feathers and dodgin’ the poop.

He said, “Darlin’, you sure smell sweet,”

She laughed, “That’s either perfume or pig on your feet

They don’t need diamonds or limousines,

Just a muddy creek and a plate of greens.

If love looks crazy to folks in town,

They just turn the banjo up and double down.

Yeehaw, Billy and Marlene,

Best love story this side of the bean.

From the trailer park to the county canteen,

It’s a hillbilly fairy tale for Billy and Marlene.