Now I left her in the mountains in the golden summertime
And I told her not to worry little darling girl of mine
I told her that I loved her and always would be true

When the moon comes o'er the mountain, I'll be waitin' here for you

She's my darling she's my sweetheart, she's the one for me

With a heart as pure as gold and in dreams her face I see
For soon I'll be returning and the wedding bells will chime
And I'll make her mine forever when it's maple sugar time


[Instrumental]


When Dan, he plays the fiddle, folks will come from miles away
To the maple sugar hoedown, on our happy wedding day
I'll feel like a country king, we'll paint a lovely scene

I'll kiss her smiling ruby lips, she'll be my pretty queen

She's my darling she's my sweetheart, she's the one for me

With a heart as pure as gold and in dreams her face I see
For soon I'll be returning and the wedding bells will chime
And I'll make her mine forever when it's maple sugar time


[From his album “I'll Take Mine Country Style”
Transcribed: Marten Busstra 2011]