Amanda - Amanda McBroom

We left our home and the friends we knew

On the banks of the Kankakee

And we headed west where the land was cheap

And the wind blows wild and free

The road was long and the way was hard

And our oxen we lost three

But we took no rest 'till we reached the place

Where the wind blows wild and free

We built our bed from the wagon floor

And our house from the Kansas sod

The closest town was a week away

And the nearest friend was God

We plowed by day and we prayed by night

For the rain and a gentle spring

But the frost came first

And it took the wheat

And wind began to sing

Oh Amanda

Oh Amanda

Then my man he heard of a job in town

Layin' railroad track

Said he'd be gone 'bout a month or so

But he never did come back

So I sweep the floor and I keep the house

And it all goes on the same

And my mind it's gone to wanderin'

And the wind keeps callin' my name

Oh Amanda

Oh Amanda

And the wind it blows through the open door

And it sings it's one note somg

Where the bed is made and the table's set

But the lady she is gone Amanda

Gone Amanda

Gone Amanda