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 

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