JONATHAN'S SONG Verse 1 In Glocester town where the maples grow Born in eighteen-oh-three, don't you know Nine of ten children, fourth son standing tall When his daddy died, he answered the call Mother Sybil kept them all together Through the hardest times and stormy weather Verse 2 Miranda Wade caught his loving eye Foster girl beneath the New England sky Three children blessed their humble home Henry, Albert, and Harriet to call their own Buying land from sister, brother too Building dreams the way good farmers do Chorus Jonathan White, with calloused hands Working the soil of two different lands From Rhode Island hills to Connecticut ground Love and legacy, that's what he found Forty-seven years of an honest life A faithful husband, devoted to his wife Verse 3 Chestnut Hill in Killingly town That's where they finally settled down Planting seeds and raising grain Through the sunshine and the rain Simple man with a farmer's heart Playing well his earthly part Verse 4 April eighteen-fifty came too soon Lung fever took him 'neath the April moon But his final will showed a father's care Making sure his family would always be there "Let my daughter board until she's wed" That's what his loving testament said Chorus Jonathan White, with calloused hands Working the soil of two different lands From Rhode Island hills to Connecticut ground Love and legacy, that's what he found Forty-seven years of an honest life A faithful husband, devoted to his wife Bridge In the White-Chace yard where the headstones stand He rests in peace in Glocester land Miranda joined him just months behind Two hearts united for all of time The land may change, the seasons turn But love like theirs will always burn Outro (Final Chorus) Jonathan White, with calloused hands Worked the soil of two different lands From Rhode Island hills to Connecticut ground His love and legacy still can be found Though forty-seven years seems like a short life He lived it fully as a good man should strive Rest in peace, Jonathan White Your story shines like morning light
