Down In The Orange Grove John Anderson

I learned to drive my daddy's old pickup truck
Down in the orange grove
I'd nearly get a whippin' when I'd get the truck stuck
Down in the orange grove
I wore out my first pair of Brogan shoes
Down in the orange grove
And that's where I learned how to sing the blues
Down in the orange grove

I learned to pray to the lord up above
The very first time I ever tasted love was
Down in the orange grove
Down in the orange grove

You learn the value of a dollar when the sun gets hot
Down in the orange grove
The boss wants more and you give it all you've got
Down in the orange grove
We'd have to light the smudge pots when it'd come a freeze
Down in the orange grove
And work all night just to save the trees
Down in the orange grove

I never will forget all the lessons I learned
Or the work I did for the money I earned
Down in the orange grove
Down in the orange grove