The Greatest Days of All Dolly Parton

A dirt dabber built its nest
On my only Sunday dress
And the roof leaked in my shoes
And when they dried they were too small
And the rats chewed a great big hole
In my only winter coat
And at night I'd hear them gnaw
The paper off my bedroom wall

But I still say those were the greatest days of all
Some happy and some sad
Some good and some bad
But I still say those were the greatest days of all

I used to wait by the garden gate
Where the hummingbirds came every day
To kiss the yellow roses
Growing up the garden wall
And in the tall grass I would lie
'Til evening shadows brought the night
Threw the window of my room
I'd hear the whippoorwill's sad call

And I still say those were the greatest days of all
Some happy and some sad
Some good and some bad
But I still say those were the greatest days of all