Alfred C. Martino: Singer/Songwriter/Novelist
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Darla Jean Fontaine​

Darla Jean Fontaine
Sweetest face you ever seen
Come back, Darla Jean
Mama ain't gonna be the same
 
Someone whispers, Who did this to Darla Jean?
Silence rumbles ‘cause nobody’s sayin'
A mourning dove sails across an open sky
Climbing high, on a flight for heaven
 
Down a no-name road
Skipped into the fadin' light
Chased a Monarch ‘round the bend
Sparrows then took flight
 
Someone whispers, Who did this to Darla Jean?
Silence rumbles ‘cause nobody’s sayin'
A mourning dove sails across an open sky
Climbing high, on a flight for heaven
 
Neighbors came to gather
Confessin' their worries and a warnin'
What if somethin' bad might be found
By sun up tomorrow mornin'

One school shoe
Pale blue bonnet
 
Muddy red
Streaked upon it
 
Clutch of hair
Tangled knot
 
Devil stood
On that spot
 
The Devil stood
On that spot
 
Mama cried in pain
Lord, I never done ya no wrong
So please bring back, Please bring back
My little baby, Darla Jean
 
Someone whispers, Who did this to Darla Jean?
Silence rumbles ‘cause nobody’s sayin;
A mourning dove sails along a lonely sky
Climbing high, found a place in heaven
 
Darla Jean Fontaine
Sweetest face you ever seen
Come home, Darla Jean
Your mama ain’t the same
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Where’s that Darla Jean?
Darla Jean Fontaine

Devil stands on that spot


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