Mrs. Tinker told them right
Margaret Stevens took the car keys
It didn�t matter much to Margaret Stevens
All day long, all day long
Sheriff Ingham called his captains
Captain Barry found the Chevy
All they wanted was a life together
All day long, all day long
Sammy Tinker, Margaret Stevens
She was white, he was black
That�s the story that my Grandpa tells me
All day long, all day long
�2004 David Elon Preston
�Sammy, didn�t take your red bandana�
He may have done some bad things,
But he never was a thief
She made Sammy do all the drivin�
'time they left the county seat
He was shakin� like a leaf
If the world said they�re wrong
Just as long as she had Sam beside her
She was singing their song�
All day long, all day long
All day long, she was singing their song
All day long
�Boys, we got ourselves a new dilemma�
Seems wherever Margaret goes
There�s trouble close behind
Parked outside of a railway station
All they left were apologies
For the Sheriff�s boys to find
They didn�t think that was wrong
So they ran and left it all behind them
Margaret singing their song�
All day long, all day long
All day long, she was singing their song
All day long
Said their vows out in Butte, Montana
�What you youngin�s running from�,
Said the Justice of the Peace
In her hair was tied a red bandana
Justice said, �with these vows I hope
Your running now can cease�
As we sit on the swing
Through the porch screen I can see my Grandma
And she smiles as she sings
All day long, all day long
All day long, she�s still singing their song
All day long
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