[Verse 1] Down by the cornfield gate She waits in the August heat A ribbon in her straw hair And dust on her tiny feet Her name is Charlotte Sweet as a honeyed tune She smiles at the scarecrow moon And hums beneath it too [Pre-Chorus] Oh, the wind may bend her But it can’t take her heart She’s got a little brave shine Tucked up in every part [Chorus] Charlotte of straw Charlotte of straw You’re my little miracle Charlotte of straw Charlotte of straw Charlotte of straw You stand so proud and tall Charlotte of straw (Charlotte) (Charlotte of straw) [Verse 2] The boys all laugh and pass on by With boots and Sunday shoes But Charlotte tips her woven crown Like she’s got better news She knows the creek, she knows the stars She knows the rabbit tracks And when the rain comes pattering down She just keeps looking back [Pre-Chorus] Oh, the night may circle With its silver, soaking glow But she’s a porch-light promise In the fields below [Chorus] Charlotte of straw Charlotte of straw You’re my little miracle Charlotte of straw Charlotte of straw Charlotte of straw You stand so proud and tall Charlotte of straw (Charlotte) (Charlotte of straw) [Bridge] If the frost should find her If the barn door swings I’ll wrap her in a red scarf And sing the way she sings She’s made of field and sunrise Of broomgrass and breeze And somehow she’s the strongest one In a world like these [Final Chorus] Charlotte of straw Charlotte of straw You’re my little miracle Charlotte of straw Charlotte of straw Charlotte of straw You stand so proud and tall Charlotte of straw (Charlotte) (Charlotte of straw) (Charlotte of straw)
