Once upon a time on a dark lovers' lane Had a big jog o' whiskey and a full moon to blame I asked if you could tell me what you were thinkin' of You didn't even blush when you said" hillbilly love"
I knew that you weren't jokin' when you started to proceed To take the kind of lovin' only hillbillies need But just about that time came a light from above The officer spat when he saw hillbilly love
Chorus: Hillbilly love, it came from the east It ain't no kinda lovin' for no man or no beast Hillbilly love, it moved to the west It's the kinda lovin' that we all love the best
They dragged me down to central, was the worst of my fears Stood me right on up in front of 12 of my peers Judge asked the sheriff what was I accused of Someone screamed when the sheriff said "hillbilly love"
Sheriff gave a hand, picked the judge up off the floor Judge stood on up and said to please tell him more Sheriff said ain't kidding when push came to shove he could tell by the smell it was hillbilly love
Chorus.
I prayed to be delivered, I cried and then I wailed But they gave me my deliverance in the Horton County jail I'm hopin' that someday I'll get a pardon from the Gov., But until that day comes I'm gettin' hillbilly love